(04-06-2012, 02:42 AM)Shonumi Wrote: learning how to program in XYZ language is just a matter of getting the syntax down.Not sure about this. Of course you can program most languages in C(++)-style, it's sort of a common base set of features most languages have. But writing elegant python code is completely different from writing elegant C++ code [1].
Still, I agree, languages are tools, use the one you're most comfortable with. I just wanted to emphasize that C++ isn't the only language out there, and it certainly isn't the easiest one to get started with if you want quick usable results.
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[1] Which doesn't mean that, after several years, I'd know how to write elegant C++ code. ;p