Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 09:31:53 11/16/02
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On November 16, 2002 at 12:23:49, Bob Durrett wrote: >On November 16, 2002 at 12:01:01, José Carlos wrote: > >>On November 16, 2002 at 11:45:27, Bob Durrett wrote: >> >>> >>>I'm Confused. C, C++, C#. Which to Use? >>> >>>I have an old Visual C++ compiler which I purchased many years ago. But bulletins >>>posted here seem to favor C, as opposed to C++ as if C is better than C++ for >>>chess engine programming. >>> >>>Still trying to find the best C compiler to use for chess engine design on my >>>Compaq 1 GHz 1GB RAM single-processor PC. >>> >>>Tried to download one but got error message saying NO! >>> >>>Yahoo! seems to find C++ compilers but not C compilers. >>> >>>Sorry for sounding like a child. : ( >>> >>>Bob D. >> >> Most (if not all) C++ copilers are also C compilers. Visual C++ is. >> What languaje to choose is a matter of personal preference, because both are >>equally good for chess programming. > >I wanted to be able to study Crafty and understand that Bob Hyatt programmed it >in C and not C++. Similarly, the thesis on chess engines I'm looking at used C >and not C++. The book I ordered on chess engines may be written in C too, I >don't know. > >Well, all my gyrations are for nothing because I just looked at my bookcase at >home and found a book [with a CD] titled "Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours" by Tony >Zhang, SAMS Publishing, Copyright 1997. It's for Windows 95. Maybe the >compiler on the CD will run on my Windows 98 machine. > >Oddly enough, the author says he compiled all the C programs using Microsoft >Visual C++ version 1.5. Odd that he uses a Visual C++ compiler to compile a >program written in the C language, but I guess that's what makes programming >interesting? > >I guess I'll be up to speed on C in 24 hours? > >Bob D. Not likely. I tried those books as well, and granted they do give a basic understanding of the C language. I went and took some cheap evening courses to understand better, and for the most part I am still confused. Time heals all wounds.. and C is going to bust you up :) Just give it time, and don't rush things.
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