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Re:Show HN: A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in ... by 29athrowaway on Monday June 15, 2020 @03:57AM (#23524934)
Learning C++ with Borland Turbo C++ for DOS can have some learning value, but landing a C++ job with that may not be easy.

gcc and clang are distributed free of cost, and so is Linux. They should switch to those compilers and teach a modern dialect of C++.

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Re:Show HN: A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in ... by entha_saava on Monday June 15, 2020 @04:02AM (#23524964)
Many teaching faculty are resistant to change because it requires them to learn something. That's the biggest problem. although some boards have successfully switched to teaching python.
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Re:Show HN: A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in ... by hknapp on Monday June 15, 2020 @08:30AM (#23526595)
I had a professor who would update his slides during lecture to be more compliant with the newest version of C++
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