On 6/20/07, Jack Johnson <knapjack@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/19/07, Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com> wrote:
> > opinionated inaccurate posts on ./ - no way.
>
> I'm surprised no one caught/mentioned this:
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> The top 10 dead (or dying) computer skills
>
> [...]
>
> 6. C programming
> As the Web takes over, C languages are also becoming less relevant,
> according to Padveen. "C++ and C Sharp are still alive and kicking,
> but try to find a basic C-only programmer today, and you'll likely
> find a guy that's unemployed and/or training for a new skill," he
> says.
>
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> http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/customgo.asp?find
> =P38_FEATURE&id=18488&pageid=29&country=United+States
>
>
> -Jack
>
I beg to differ, I know lots of C programmers, and only few good ones :-)
 (And I don't consider myself to be that great either...)
I actually did learn C++ before C too, that probably screwed me up for good.

What's a kid in an under-funded school to do when the only way he feels he
can learn to program is to save up and buy a copy of Turbo C++ for DOS :-)
 (also known as the last IDE system I ever liked.)

Dave