Programming language

Haircut · 27 Jun 2007 at 13:27

Dj_Jestar said:
ergo, it's not free.. even freelance cannot use it to make, and sell products or services.

If you really want to you can use Eclipse with a C# plugin to do your development.
There is nothing forcing you to use Microsoft IDEs.

noob · 27 Jun 2007 at 14:28

Haircut said:
If you really want to you can use Eclipse with a C# plugin to do your development.
There is nothing forcing you to use Microsoft IDEs.

Exactly. These open source people cannot see any viable alternatives sometimes. Instead of choosing a language which is appropriate for the problem they cannot think outside the box.

I don't care what language it is whether it is C# or PHP, I will use it.

azteched · 27 Jun 2007 at 17:45

Shoseki said:
This makes C++ much, much harder than Java. Java I can just open notepad, import some functions, extend and object, compile and run. C++ I need to make a make file, link in libraries, includes directories, link, not to mention decide which of the compilers I will use, or attempt to install one of the hundred IDEs to use.

I agree that the pointers, templates, etc are can be quite difficult to understand, I guess my view is that it's worth the effort, because if you know C++ well, a lot of other languages are really pretty easy to pick up. If you don't need to know C++, however, it's mainly an academic exercise (which is sometimes a good thing)

Re: compiling, etc - VS2003 or 2005 express make this a lot less painful. If you use a good IDE it isn't complex.

meghatronic · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:23

iCraig said:
As the Kaiser Chiefs would say: Ruby Ruby Ruby RUBY!

I agree!