Coffeehouse - A quick self-reminder why I did not pursue native development
7 hours ago,W3bbo wrote*snip*I'm getting conflicting information about the nature of WinRT on non-metro applications. Can C++ applications consume WinRT for traditional desktop, console, and...
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Coffeehouse - A quick self-reminder why I did not pursue native development
variadic template for visual c++ is the 'Duke Nukem Forever' of Microsoft, the ultimate 'vaporware'
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Coffeehouse - A quick self-reminder why I did not pursue native development
8 minutes ago,JoshRoss wrote*snip*I remember hearing from one of STL's videos that the next version of VS would have veridic templates. Are you sure it's not just arriving in a later build? -JoshIn...
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49 minutes ago,Sven Groot wrote*snip*Too bad we're getting almost no new C++11 language features with VC11. VC10 already had auto and lambdas, but all that VC11 adds is scoped enums. No variadic...
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3 hours ago,CreamFilling512 wroteAlso C++11 is yet another beast. I'm pretty good with C++, although a bit rusty, but C++11 brings new keywords, syntax, operators, features and it's like a whole new...
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If anyone is now wondering how to read a line in C, here it is. *Probability that the "correct answers" are finally correct is... left to the readers rigorous analysis and memorization of relevant...
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Coffeehouse - A quick self-reminder why I did not pursue native development
@W3bbo:1 minute ago,W3bbo wrote*snip*So long as you don't do anything silly with pointers, you should be okay...right?My biggest problem with C++ is the libraries. Any language, no matter how backward...
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Coffeehouse - A quick self-reminder why I did not pursue native development
42 minutes ago,Frank Hileman wroteYou only have to look at the size of Stroustrup's "C++ Programming Language" to realize how complex it is.The biggest turn-off for me is debugging heap or stack...
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You only have to look at the size of Stroustrup's "C++ Programming Language" to realize how complex it is.The biggest turn-off for me is debugging heap or stack corruption.
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It's Funny to me ... way back when I learned C and Assembler and Basic and Pascal and COBOLthen Perl and other stuff I saw the early C++ and i *NEVER* cared for it.I loved Clater I saw C# and it was...
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Also C++11 is yet another beast. I'm pretty good with C++, although a bit rusty, but C++11 brings new keywords, syntax, operators, features and it's like a whole new language.
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C++ is a very different beast to C#, even if it bares some resemblance to it via syntax. C++ is a very difficult language to master. It's one thing to be able to read it, it's another to write it and...
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With all the "reneissance" talk I wanted to see if I could do a hello world in C without consulting the web. This would mean reading arbitrary length line from console where the user might or might not...
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@evildictaitor:C is also the least common denominator in that pretty much every language out there can call into it without any major problem. That makes it ideal for libraries that need to be used by...
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For 99% of the typical software LOB, Web, Services etc .NET is plenty fast. Only in systems programming, embedded or number crunching do you need to drop down to C/C++. I would always develop in the...
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All I know is, C++ code shared on the web looks like alien language. Much harder to utilize the community. When I look at C# sample, it just feels easy. It may also be my fault unable to translate...
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I suspect, and there have been various MS comments to suggest it might happen, that there will eventually be a WinRT target for desktop (non-Metro) applications. That pretty much has to happen or...
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42 minutes ago,ScanIAm wrote*snip*I went to a post BUILD event last night and the same discussion was had there, too. It seems to still be confusing even with the evidence on both sides.That said, if...
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@ScanIAm:BTW, completely off-topic (looking at your picture)...Did you know that the voice of Bender on Futurama is done by the same voice actor as Markus Fenix in Gears of War? Well at least I thought...
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2 days ago,AndyC wrote*snip*Interesting, I'm sure the opposite was said during the keynotes, but I'll take that as a more authorative resource. Still the majority of the really neat stuff like charms...
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