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From: rthomps@utkux1.utk.edu (020R4BMH)
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Subject: C++ vs Objective-C
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Date: 3 Aug 90 00:45:49 GMT
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This subject may have been approached in this group before.  However,
I am at a Y-Intersection here, I cannot afford to invest in both
compilers right now, so I would appreciate anyones input on this
subject.

MY NEED: To choose an OOP (hybird) for development in Windows and
OS/2 related applications.  I already know Actor, Smalltalk, and have
been reading up on Object/1.  I have programmed for about 8-months in
the Windows SDK in 'C' and I do not intend to continue to use a  
procedural approach.  I NEED to choose a hybird approach to widen
my scope of programming, especially the need for an efficient approach 
for areas like Numerical Techniques (Matrices, etc...).

MY BELIEFS:  I believe that C++ might be the better approach because
it is a superset of C.  Is Objective-C a superset of C?  I believe that
Objective-C would be more natural to me becuase of my OOPS background.

MY QUESTION:  Are there any distinct advantages between the two?
Specifically, is C++ better in the shorterm becuase it is both widely
accepted and it is a superset of C?  What are peoples experience
using StepStone's compiler with the Windows classes versus Zortech's
compiler?  I believe that CNS C++/Views is available for both; does
anyone have a comparison? 

	Thanks in advance - all interested please reply soon!

- Robert D. Thompson