[Gllug] OT(ish): Advice

[Sudhir Anand]

On Thursday 12 December 2002 19:11, Sudhir Anand wrote:
> 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#?

Sorry, I meant Open Source compiler and IDE for C# for Linux.

>
> Sudhir Anand
> Andson

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Sudhir Anand
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