time to say goodbye
time to say goodbye
hey there
at this point i have to say goodbye. freebasic helped me alot and therefore i wanna thank everyone who helped becoming freebasic what it is right now.
freebasic brought me from my hobby to my profession. but as my skills evolved, my requirements grew. i now came to the point where i quite need to use c++.
just to name a few reasons:
stability (longint >> double)
ability (dynamic arrays inside a udt - vector)
i dont wanna start a discussion here, but i really just wanted to thank you all for this neat community and say goodbye.
best wishes for the future - hard
at this point i have to say goodbye. freebasic helped me alot and therefore i wanna thank everyone who helped becoming freebasic what it is right now.
freebasic brought me from my hobby to my profession. but as my skills evolved, my requirements grew. i now came to the point where i quite need to use c++.
just to name a few reasons:
stability (longint >> double)
ability (dynamic arrays inside a udt - vector)
i dont wanna start a discussion here, but i really just wanted to thank you all for this neat community and say goodbye.
best wishes for the future - hard
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I would never use the terms C++ and stability in the same breath.
C was developed to make programming 8-bit microprocessors easier.
C++ was for 16 bit microprocessors and there it should have stopped.
Up to you if you want to spend years learning C++. It is unlikely that you will be able to do anything productive in the medium of that language.
Better to chose Java, C# or ActionScript 3, particularly if employment is a goal.
C was developed to make programming 8-bit microprocessors easier.
C++ was for 16 bit microprocessors and there it should have stopped.
Up to you if you want to spend years learning C++. It is unlikely that you will be able to do anything productive in the medium of that language.
Better to chose Java, C# or ActionScript 3, particularly if employment is a goal.
They are much slower than C++, because they require a virtual machine.Better to chose Java, C# or ActionScript 3, particularly if employment is a goal.
A good alternative could be D (more modern than C++, supports much features of Java/C#/Actionscript, built-in string support, and compiles to native code)
Actually java is VERY fast now. the Just In-Time(JIT) compiler is great. Java is approaching speeds of C/C++ type languages. Don't underestimate the java vm!angros47 wrote:They are much slower than C++, because they require a virtual machine.Better to chose Java, C# or ActionScript 3, particularly if employment is a goal.
A good alternative could be D (more modern than C++, supports much features of Java/C#/Actionscript, built-in string support, and compiles to native code)
Re: time to say goodbye
http://cia.vc/stats/project/fbc/.message/3f5b28Hard wrote: stability (longint >> double)
Re: time to say goodbye
thanks guys for the farewell
thats awesome - but alas too late for me ^^Landeel wrote:http://cia.vc/stats/project/fbc/.message/3f5b28
Is there a "Free C++"
This thread made me wonder... is there a "Free C++"
If so would some kind soul post what and where and any comments.
Thanks for the help.
PS
Also would like references to other "free" compilers for other languages like "D" and others. Thanks again.
If so would some kind soul post what and where and any comments.
Thanks for the help.
PS
Also would like references to other "free" compilers for other languages like "D" and others. Thanks again.
The "free C++" is GCC (http://gcc.gnu.org): it's self-hosting (like freebasic), uses binutils (like freebasic), and Linux has been written with it.
For D, have a look at http://dgcc.sourceforge.net/
For D, have a look at http://dgcc.sourceforge.net/
there are also free IDE's usung gcc, there's Dev C++ http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/
python faster than java? noooo way that would happen unless something is terribly wrong on your linux box. I used to hate java but I've really grown to like it a lot. Especially since I'm using it constantly in college. Even android smartphones run java code. it's really not that slow anymore.Galeon wrote:Java is very slow in my Linux box. I think Python is faster, the same speeds with compiled programs in my comp.