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I have been writing some CGI scripts in C++, and I was wondering if anyone else has done the same? I have built a pretty decent sized library of functions I use a lot for formatting form inputs and such. The reason I chose C++ is because I'm so familiar with it. I was wondering if I should do myself a favor and learn a language a little more popular for CGI scripting. From what I know so far, perl or bash scripts wouldn't be as portable and reusable as c++ code would be. What is everyone's opinion on using C++ vs other languages like Perl or PHP
I've done enough CGI with C and C++ to realize that they're very poor languages for it. Perl, or any language with powerful string handling capabilities, is much better suited to CGI.
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c++ has strong string handling capabilities.
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>Bwahahahaha!
What so funny _jsw? I thought c++ style strings had reasonably good string handling capabilities?
Or r u making a comparison of pearl's regex library?
What so funny _jsw? I thought c++ style strings had reasonably good string handling capabilities?
Or r u making a comparison of pearl's regex library?
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>What so funny _jsw?
C++'s string handling capabilities are horrible. Not the worst, that's a spot reserved for C, but pretty low on the totem pole. Anyone who says that C++ is good at text manipulation clearly hasn't don't much of it. That's what's so funny.
C++'s string handling capabilities are horrible. Not the worst, that's a spot reserved for C, but pretty low on the totem pole. Anyone who says that C++ is good at text manipulation clearly hasn't don't much of it. That's what's so funny.
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Originally Posted by Narue
>What so funny _jsw?
C++'s string handling capabilities are horrible. Not the worst, that's a spot reserved for C, but pretty low on the totem pole. Anyone who says that C++ is good at text manipulation clearly hasn't don't much of it. That's what's so funny.
:cry:
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>I admit the perl regex library out-do c++ style strings...
Regex isn't a library, it's built into the language.
>c++ style strings still support all these
Primitive operations that I would expect from any string type. That's not exactly an argument that C++ strings are powerful.
>there is nothing stopping you from using c++ with the boost library
Oh, then that means I can counter you with CPAN?
Regex isn't a library, it's built into the language.
>c++ style strings still support all these
Primitive operations that I would expect from any string type. That's not exactly an argument that C++ strings are powerful.
>there is nothing stopping you from using c++ with the boost library
Oh, then that means I can counter you with CPAN?
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>Regex isn't a library, it's built into the language.
That's what I meant. He he.
>Primitive operations that I would expect from any string type. That's not exactly an argument that C++ strings are powerful.
Hmm, but what separates perl from c++? The fact that the regex utilities are built in as opposed to the boost libraries in c++ that are not?
>Oh, then that means I can counter you with CPAN?
Yes you can. :lol:
That's what I meant. He he.
>Primitive operations that I would expect from any string type. That's not exactly an argument that C++ strings are powerful.
Hmm, but what separates perl from c++? The fact that the regex utilities are built in as opposed to the boost libraries in c++ that are not?
>Oh, then that means I can counter you with CPAN?
Yes you can. :lol:
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Originally Posted by iamthwee
Hmm, but what separates perl from c++? The fact that the regex utilities are built in as opposed to the boost libraries in c++ that are not?
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Nothing beats having a one-line RPN calculator, too.
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