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From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett)
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Subject: Re: C versus C++
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 09:32:53 GMT
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Thank you very much, nice to meet you. I am leaning towards just
chucking in an hour or two at the end of the day towards C++,
considering that the language appears to have certain benefits.
I took Ed's advice to heart, and I have not forgotten some of Chris
Blackwell's comments to me that he was getting excellent performance.
   Cheers,
   Matt

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>>   So, having been painfully verbose on my situation in an attempt to
>>get rid of the b.s., I repeat the question: Should the aspiring game
>>developer consider learning C++ a worthy effort?
>>   Matt
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>  It's a tricky question.  There isn't a really straightforward answer.  I
>think a lot of the important points have been covered here, but so much
>depends on your situation and patience.
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>  If you want an answer: yes, you should learn C++, but probably not quite
>yet.  It certainly isn't necessary, and I get the impression that,
>particularly in game programming, there are speed issues it takes skill and
>experience to overcome.  It's a skill worth having, definitely, and there
>are conveniences in C++ which make it more pleasant to program; however, it
>seems to me that you want to spend as little time as possible learning how
>to program, and as much as possible programming.
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>mike
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