Re:The C++ Programming Language (4th Edition)
by girvo on Saturday May 11, 2013 @11:10PM
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Exactly. I'm a (web) developer, mainly working with dynamic scripting languages, and honestly for my "play" at home, C/C++ is what I'm forced to use to do interesting things.
Although, I will say that Vala plus GTK+ is amazing for desktop development on Linux, especially with elementary OS's Granite library. The thing is, it's really just a nice language on top of C plus GObject as a transpiler!
I do wish that some other languages were as nice to use as various scripting languages, but with the performance and pure utility of C/C++. Maybe one day.
Although, I will say that Vala plus GTK+ is amazing for desktop development on Linux, especially with elementary OS's Granite library. The thing is, it's really just a nice language on top of C plus GObject as a transpiler!
I do wish that some other languages were as nice to use as various scripting languages, but with the performance and pure utility of C/C++. Maybe one day.