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echo: c_plusplus
to: ROGER SCUDDER
from: JANI SAKSA
date: 1997-08-04 18:10:00
subject: Re: Basic & C++.

 -=> Propably Roger Scudder wrote to Danny Gardiner <=-
 Hello Roger!
 DG> Hi guys I am wondering how much more "powerfull" C++ is over Basic? I
 DG> have only used the most basic funtions with these progams and would like
 DG> to know wich one i should learn better, don't want to waste my time
 DG> learning Basic if i learn later that it is very limted in its capacity,
 DG> also are visiual programers just one where you draw the graphic not type
 RS>
 RS> For the most part, yes.   Don't start out with BASIC.  C or Pascal
 RS> will give you a better foundation.  Then you can go a do BASIC and
 RS> avoid learning the bad habits BASIC tends to allow.
 In fact BASIC is a _very_ good language for starters. Maybe with GWBASIC
 and earlyer you could learn some bad habits, but most of them are
 gone with QBASIC. It was very easy for me to move from BASIC to Pascal
 and now I program very good with C & Pascal.
 RS> Roger
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