C and C++ and C#?!

Ascendancy · 09-13-2006, 07:19 PM

Hey. I was just wondering, what is with all of the programming languages starting with C?! It's very confusing.

Snake-Eyes · 09-13-2006, 07:30 PM

There's only 3 that start with C. C/C++ are just the most common languages used, with C# being Microsoft's .NET version.

Ascendancy · 09-13-2006, 08:51 PM

They all have different syntax?

jaeusm · 09-14-2006, 01:01 AM

C was created in the early 1970's by Dennis Ritchie. C++, created by Bjarne Stroustrup in the 1980's, was an attempt to add object-oriented capabilities to C and was originally called "C with classes". Since then, C++ has grown tremendously as a language. C# was created by Microsoft -- specifically Anders Hejlsberg. It retained the C-style syntax, but functions much like Java. Google the history and differences of C, C++, and C# if you are truly interested.

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There's only 3 that start with C

Well, there's also objective-C.

Ascendancy · 09-15-2006, 03:20 PM

Well I am more interested in just learning them, not the history. However, since they are all based of the original C, it seems like they are all hard languages to learn.

jaeusm · 09-16-2006, 03:56 AM

It's actually far more important that you learn how to program rather than learning the syntax of several different languages.

Ascendancy · 09-16-2006, 02:47 PM

It doesn't seem that hard of how to program. Isn't it basically all the same type of way as HTML. Not the same syntax of course, but the same basic breakdown.

M4A1 · 09-16-2006, 11:53 PM

no... it's really not

hillbillybob · 09-18-2006, 11:05 AM

I agree with M4A1...HTML is not a programming language, it's a markup language. HTML has no logic, no repitition structures, and it isn't compiled. HTML is a good start, but it is just the first step. You need to get the basics and techniques of programming, that are fundamental to all languages, down first. Then you move on to different technologies.

jaeusm · 09-18-2006, 11:07 AM

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It doesn't seem that hard of how to program.

...then you have much to learn. Once you start investing your time into learning, you'll find that there is quite a bit of information to absorb. I develop software for a living, and I recognize that there is always something new to learn.

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Isn't it basically all the same type of way as HTML.

No. HTML is not even a programming language.

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