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Just a little correction here:

(B)eginners (A)ll-purpose (S)ymbolic (I)nstruction (C)ode


Terje A. Bergesen (terje@mail.inett.no) wrote:
: Michael Judge wrote:
: > 
: > In <4e9oji$me5@news-2.csn.net> charles stoyer <cstoyer@interpex.com>
: > writes:
: > >
: > >BASIC stands for "Beginners All-purpose ? Interpretive Code"
: > >and that scares the living hell out of me. I have been a
: > >FORTRAN programmer for about 25 years, and have had Visual C++
: > >(with Fortran Power Station) for 2 weeks. C++ is a real
: > >language. I would go that route (well, I am going that route).
: > >The Wizard does most of the coding for you. Debug tools are
: > >great.
: > >
: > >Depends on what you want to do: "speed costs, son, how fast do
: > >you wanna go?"
: > >
: > 
: > Also remember, C++ makes good programers great, but makes poor
: > programmers hell spawn. Don't think object orientation cant be misused.

: I think Bjarne Stroustrup once said something like (comparing C an dC++):
: "C++ makes it more difficult to shoot your selfe in the foot, but when you
:  do, it takes your whole leg off."


: ---Terje