hereof in C++. On the other hand, it is impossible to design, implement and code powerful network applications with Basic.“What language should I learn?” is a common question among novices in the programming community seeking to find a “general-purpose” language. Unfortunately, there is no such language (Parsons) - all languages are designed to handle specific tasks in a specific matter and make certain aspects of programming easier. In Parson’s words, “You would not, for instance, try to implement a database in Fortran, any more than you would perform a series of matrix calculations in Cobol …” Why not? Fortran is designed to aid in the scientific and numerical calculation analysis field and is more suitable for something like matrix calculations. On the other hand, Cobol [a quite verbose and arduous language - there are some 17 lines of Cobol for every human being on the planet (Parsons)] is a more suitable language for implementing a business database.Programming in C++What makes C++ a good language?In order for a language to be considered a “good” language, it must be powerful and relatively easy to learn. It is contended by some that C++ is a difficult language to master. This is true in some cases - C++ can be relatively difficult due to its ability to handle complex programming techniques, yet, while some of these techniques are difficult to master, the basic language is relatively easy to learn and once it is learned, can be built on rather quickly.A sample C++ program:#include void main() {cout **“Hello, World!” **ENDL;}As you type this program, notice several things. First, capitalization counts in C++, in contrast to many languages such as FORTRAN and Basic, in which you can randomly type every other character as uppercase if you want to. When you enter keywords and identifiers (for example, a variable or function name) C++ expects you to match uppercase ...
