C++, Objective C, and C#

[WarHampster]

Can someone explain the differences between these languages? I know that C# was made by Microsoft and Objective C is used mostly by mac stuff, but what are the functional differences between them?

[HarryCaray]

I've recently picked up C++ to prepare for college, to me its more of a data cruncher language.

[GMG Hendo]

Objective-C is just what it sounds like. It's an object-oriented extension of ANSI C.
It's tough to learn at first (I would know, I'm just starting) but apparently once you get it, it's really easy.

[GMG Tim]

I've recently picked up C++ to prepare for college, to me its more of a data cruncher language.

Yup.

[alias]

C++ is more number crunching oriented, C# is user event driven and objective C is more OOP than the others (although they are all OOP languages)

[Telstar5]

So where does that put C?

I recently got a book called "C by Dissection". It's really good, and there's a bit on C++ as well, which is useful for moving up.

I could just go straight to Cocoa, but I'm used to RealBasic. I ought to start with C to get my head around the data crunching stuff.

So far I have failed to produce one working application, even the hello world app... I think I left something out, but I'm not sure.

[GMG Hendo]

My C is rusty but I believe something like this for Hello World

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#include <stdio.h>
 
int main(void)
{
    printf("hello, world\\n");
    return 0;
}

[WarHampster]

<- That looks right to me.

c++ is

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
 {
 Â cout << "Hello world!\\n";
 Â return 0;
 }

[GMG Tim]

Start with C, and then move into object oriented stuff with C++. The benefit is that all C code is compatible with a C++ compiler, and to switch to C++ functions is just a minor syntax change.

[j]

iDevGames actually has a good explanation of the differences, with recommendations. Tim's answer is a great summary, but if you want a little more info:

http://www.idevgames.com/forums/thread-4383.html

[WarHampster]

You forgot to play your necromancy card, this thread is from around a year ago!

I subscribe to the "it's all about the final product" philosophy when designing programs, so I like to avoid C, C++, and Objective C. Micromanagement detracts from the larger picture, in my opinion, and the likes of C# and Java provide a nice balance between painstaking memory management and more traditional scripting languages like Python.

[Gan]

Programming Objective C on the mac has a feature called Garbage Collector. Takes care of memory management so you don't have to. Though of course, even without it... memory management is still a breeze.
Advice from someone who has built a game in Java and Objective C...
Objective C causes less hair loss than Java.


-Gan

[Silverwind]

Advice from someone who has built a game in Java and Objective C...
Objective C causes less hair loss than Java.


-Gan

I can easily believe it. I went bald from reading Java For Dummies, and I didn't even have any hair to begin with! (I'd just finished Assembly for Smarties)

[j]

You forgot to play your necromancy card, this thread is from around a year ago!

Sorry, I just showed up for my yearly lurk. =P

I didn't notice the date, and there's a bug or something with the forums for me, where everything will light up NEW, even right now after I went through and marked all read earlier this morning. Oh well.

[Silverwind]

That happens to me sometimes.