I'd say "the Apple language" is ObjC. At least after they bought NeXT.

Scott, Your article states

"The Standard Template Library, originally by HP, 1993-present. That the standard library for a language like C++..."

STL was created by SGI, NOT HP.

Ciao,


RM

Java as the Unix language seems so weird. All my UNIX experience has been C and C++. To me Java, on UNIX, is relegated to the (albeit very important) application server (e.g. Tomcat, JBoss, etc). Most of them run on UNIX but can just as easily run on Windows.

For me UNIX lives, and breathes, C with C++ one of its top application programming languages.

Dear Scott Myers,

you find the Boost-Library somehow important. I never understood, what it is good for and why it helps us to produce better code. I clear explanation of "What problems are solved" with Boost, especially with the pointers, could help me.

We used the library once for automated deallocation and then found it useless and contraproductive. Finally we took it out and improved the Design instead.

Maybe I missed the most important library of the C++ - World?

Jens

A minor nitpick: GCC was not the first native C++ compiler, I believe that was Zortech in 1988. GCC added the capability to compile C++ code in 1992.

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I have to admit that when I first read this article, I was a bit surprised by the inclusion of boost. As a library (which Mr. Meyers points out that boost is not), it is not all that useful. It's size and complexity, and the associated learning curve, all work against it. However, as a testbed for TR1 development I have to agree with his assessment. Boost has been invaluable as a means of knocking around ideas and getting peer reviews for code that may eventually make it into the next standard release of c++.

I wouldn't put boost in there. Boost is a good library, but I really doubt it is that important, considering that the functionality it provides is not what most projects require. I would put Qt in there, which is by far the best programming toolkit.