rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dale Rogerson) (10/11/89)
C is no longer the only language around for Microsoft Windows programming. The current version of Stony Brook Professional Modula 2 supports programming for the Windows Environment and also OS/2 and the Presentation Manager. The move to Modula 2 for the Pascal programmer is a logical stride forward. However, what would it take for the C programmers out there to change to another language for Windows programming? The reason I ask is that I am preparing an article on Moduula 2 programming for Windows. I would like to know which aspects of a language the Windows programming community believe to be the most important. Thanks for the help. "DS != SS, yuck!" "No problem. That's the default." -----Dale Rogerson-----
grg@otter.hpl.hp.com (Gerd Groos) (10/13/89)
>The move to Modula 2 for the Pascal programmer is a logical stride forward. >However, what would it take for the C programmers out there to change to >another language for Windows programming? How about changing from C to C++ for windows programming? C++ offers all of C (runtime efficiency and code size) plus strong type checking, data encapsulation, data abstraction, runtime binding, function overloading. Modula *3*, people say, offers similar object oriented features. I think there is no doubt that object oriented programming languages are ideal for progamming in window based environments. CommonView is a good example of an object oriented programming interface to windows. Why settle for less? Gerd.