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by Neo » Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:42 pm
C/C++ is a superb language. No doubt about that. Almost all popular operating systems such Linux, Windows, Unix are written using C/C++. Not only that, C/C++ is used to develop new languages (For example: Java). Still C/C++ is popular among system programmers and embedded developers. C/C++ has better control over system resources when compared to other languages. There is no abstraction of resources where the developer can control the hardware device with complete control. The most recent mobile operating systems such as Android, Symbian are developed using C/C++ (Obviously most parts of Android were taken from Linux). Visual C++ (C++.Net in the .Net platform) is used by such native C/C++ developers for application development.
However, the demand in the software field is for application developers and most applications are developed using languages like C# (syntax is close to C/C++), Java (syntax is close to C++), VB.Net. Modern day features like Object Oriented Thinking is essential especially in environments with large number of developers working in a single project.
C/C++ is good to learn. It will give you a superb idea on programming and the real operation behind the computer.
However, most universities use Java or C# as the base language. So if you are a beginner, it would be useful for you if you could start learning form Java or C#.
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