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I've never even HEARD of C#! Haven't been living under a rock exactly - or have I? I just started learning C++. Do I need to switch?

Do not swich from C++ to C#! You should learn C++. Its a great launguage. C++ is powerful, portible, and userfirendly. Stick with it and you will be rewarded!

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exactly.. just keep ur eyes open on c# and be ready when the times come!

but i have to disagree

c++ is not powerful! its low level (read pointers) everything else u do that is not pointer-based for example array indexing would be as slow as any other language.

portable? .. for shell scripts maybe. what can u possibly write these days without a gui and/or the need to interact with the net?

userfriendly.. can u say templates? how about those 10K error messages?

: Do not swich from C++ to C#! You should learn C++. Its a great launguage. C++ is powerful, portible, and userfirendly. Stick with it and you will be rewarded!
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: exactly.. just keep ur eyes open on c# and be ready when the times come!
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: but i have to disagree
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: c++ is not powerful! its low level (read pointers) everything else u do that is not pointer-based for example array indexing would be as slow as any other language.
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: portable? .. for shell scripts maybe. what can u possibly write these days without a gui and/or the need to interact with the net?
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: userfriendly.. can u say templates? how about those 10K error messages?
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: : Do not swich from C++ to C#! You should learn C++. Its a great launguage. C++ is powerful, portible, and userfirendly. Stick with it and you will be rewarded!
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Does C# use pointers?

yes, u can use pointers in c#:

int x = 10;

System.Console.WriteLine( "Before = {0}", x );

// use pointers
fixed( int* p = &x )
{
*p = 11;
}

System.Console.WriteLine( "After = {0}", x );

u will get
10
11

however, if u use code like the above, ur program is "untrusted" would only run depending on security settings or a digital signature.

apply "i think" to all the above!

: c++ is not powerful! its low level (read pointers) everything else u do that is not pointer-based for example array indexing would be as slow as any other language.

Not at all. C++ does no array bounds checking, which is in just about every other language, making array indexing fast. C++ tends to do very little checking, which makes it fast.

: userfriendly.. can u say templates?

Which in my opinion is the single biggest omission from C#. I've always been a great believer in 'let the compiler catch the error'; if I accidentally put a String in a collection of Integers, I won't find out about it until I get a runtime error reading from the collection... which might be some considerable time later.
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Sunlight

hi,
anyone plz tell me, from where i can get only c# compiler, not the whole .NET fromework cuz its 110mb and my connection suxs.

: hi,
: anyone plz tell me, from where i can get only c# compiler, not the whole .NET fromework cuz its 110mb and my connection suxs.
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You cannot program in C# without the .NET framework (it relies on the .NET base class library). Also, the compiler requires .NET. Your best bet is to get a CD with everything, you can get the Beta 1 CD from Microsoft for just the price of shipping.

you can get just C# from microsofts site its a 125 meg d/l for beta 2 now, and about the cd u where talking about i was thinking of getting it but i need it real soon , so how long do you think it would take to get to sydney australia ?

Thanx Zero