[Gllug] OT(ish): Advice

[Sudhir Anand]

On Thursday 12 December 2002 17:00, Bernard Peek wrote:
<snip>

> That's true and it isn't an accident. One of the aims of Kylix and VB
> and similar systems is to hide the complexity of the program. In some
> ways VB and C++ are on divergent courses, with Kylix and Delphi
> somewhere between the two.
>
> Under Windows VB and VC++ are being used for different types of work and
> using different techniques. VB is intended for quick-and-dirty but
> functional software. VC++ is used where performance is important. VB is
> a successor to COBOL, VC++ is a successor to assembler. Different jobs
> need different tools.

Do you know where C# fits in?  Is it similar to C++?  I understand that it is 
C++ without pointer concept.  Does anyone know if there are plans for a Open 
Source compiler and IDE for C#? 


Sudhir Anand
Andson

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