How difficult is C++???

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Words Of Wisdom said:

Lingyis said:
yeah, agreed. C++ without OOP is not C++. it's a big reason why C became C++.

indeed, on resumes, i've been told to explicitly say OOP next to C/C++ because apparently a lot of people put down C++ when what they really know is just C.

OOP is a programming paradigm akin to Functional or Procedural.

It is currently the most popular one (much akin to how relational row-based databases are the most popular), however that doesn't make it necessarily the best one for every situation.

Languages as well as techniques/paradigms are simply tools in a good developer's toolbox. Approaching any single tool as the silver bullet solution to all problems will fail.

 I agree completely that OOP is just another tool. But C++ was designed from the ground up to be used for OOP. Not knowing OOP and claiming to be an expert at C++ is akin to not knowing how to read blueprints and claiming to be a master architect. Both are possible if you use other means to plan your work and communicate it to others, but it would be the exception and not the rule.