Future of C language
Hi all,
I was wondering what you all thought of the furure of the C language and those who use it. Is the language still in wide use? Obviously, we should all be keeping up with new technology (including languages), but what is the level of urgency to learn OO languages like C++ and Java? Can an old time C/Fortran/UNIX developer still find a career out there?
Many thanks,
Tim
>Is the language still in wide use?
Yes.
>what is the level of urgency to learn OO languages like C++ and Java?
Both C++ and Java are used often, it would be a good idea to learn them whether urgent or not.
>Can an old time C/Fortran/UNIX developer still find a career out there?
Most definitely, but if you have a broad range of skills you will be far more marketable than if you just knew C and FORTRAN or just knew C++ and Java.
-Prelude
My best code is written with the delete key.
C is used to build systems and so is C++. Java and .net are used to build solutions, which are less like systems and more like applications that solve end user needs. If you want to be a programmer that builds systems than learn C/C++ or if you want to provide solutions that use systems as a backend but concentrate on presentation than learn Java or .net.
What do you mean by system? Is visual studio and .NET what you mean by systems?
VS.Net would be a system, so would any server, or even DirectX for that matter.
