C/C++ - Love it, hate it: I hate its complexity

A commentary discusses C and C++. So much of C's coding is pointer-based that it cannot even really be called a high-level language. For any type of programming project, there is a better alternative than C++ or C. C++ may be an improvement on C, but there is still too much C at the heart of it...

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Published in:Computerworld 1995-10, Vol.29 (43), p.16-16
Main Author: Baer, David M
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
C language
C plus plus
Language
Object oriented programming
Programmers
Software
User interface
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Summary:A commentary discusses C and C++. So much of C's coding is pointer-based that it cannot even really be called a high-level language. For any type of programming project, there is a better alternative than C++ or C. C++ may be an improvement on C, but there is still too much C at the heart of it. The real problem is the level at which classes are defined and at which objects function. The object model used in object Cobol is not only a good fit for business problems, it also allows a far cleaner, understandable language specification.
ISSN:0010-4841