Is this a true statement: Part II

[phil hunt]

On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 00:19:56 +0200 (CEST), Carsten Geckeler <uioziaremwpl at spammotel.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, phil hunt wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:48:23 -0400, MDK <no at spam.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >Why is C++ awful; what's wrong with it?
>>
>> I don't think it is awful.
>>
>> But it does have drawbacks. The main one, IMO, is that the tasks
>> it is good at are not the tasks it is mostly used for.
>>
>> C++ is a very good system programming language. For wiritng
>> operating systems, device drivers, windowing systems, programing
>> language compliers and interpreters, it's a natural choice.
>>
>> But for writing GUI applications, it typically isn't, unless
>> speed is imperative.
>
>Well, at least most GUIs _themselves_ are programmed in C/C++.

I was making a distinction between GUIs and GUI applications.



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