Re: Use cases for C++
On 2008-10-19 20:05, Achim Schneider wrote:
I recently (6 months ago, that is) started to learn C++ because it's
needed in a significant number of job ads, now find my way around but
utterly lack routine. Besides doing boring exercises like "implement
that and that data structure clean and efficient", I feel that what I
really need to do is some sort of full-fledged (however small) program,
not something abstract. I do know C quite in-depth, though.
However, I can't think of a thing to do where I wouldn't choose Haskell
or Scheme before even considering C++, which may very well be because
my greater expertise in the former ones makes me blind for C++'s
strengths.
So, here's my question: What kind of program/project is C++'s home
turf, where you just can't get around using it on a big scale (that
is, excluding library interfaces and small amounts of generated code)?
C++ can be used for just about anything you can think of, but the place
where you more or less have to use C++ (or C, or perhaps Ada) is system
programming or when targeting more "exotic" platforms where the runtimes
needed by more flashy languages do not exist. Or embedded systems where
resources are scarce, or when performance is required (most games are
written in C or C++).
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