Thread: Where do I start? Learning computer language

Originally Posted by Needcatscan

I don't think anyone really uses C anymore, C++ is the norm since it has OOP.

C is very widely used outside of the personal computer world

it's fast, and has a low memory footprint
and functionally, it sits very close to the hardware

in the world of 2gig ram PC's, different languages rise & fall depending on trends, software frameworks and time saving (but memory costly) features

outside of PC's....
embedded systems / portable devices / firmware
C is king, and will probably always be king

anything else will reduce performance, battery life and general usability

Originally Posted by Pyrofan1

I don't get why programmers seem to have a fetish with OOP.

Reusable code, mainly
while libraries can be created in any language paradigm, OOP has evolved from the ground up to compliment the design issues of "pluggable" libraries