Programming Language Advice to My Daughter, Part 2: C++

Mastering the powerful language to extend possibilities.

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In this “Programming Language Advice to My Daughter” series:

• Part 1: Ruby
• Part 2: C++
• Part 3: Shell Script *
• Part 4: Java (upcoming)
• Part 5: Wrap-up and FAQ (upcoming)

In Part 1, my first choice of programming language to teach my daughter is Ruby, a dynamic language. Next, when it came to choosing a compiled language (to learn), my daughter guessed Java — understandably, since I had spent much of my programming career working on Java projects. However, my choice is C++.

When hearing “C++,” many programmers — even experienced ones — feel a sense of unease due to concerns such as:

• Its complexity
• Manual memory allocation and deallocation
• Crashes caused by incorrect use of pointers, in which cases, hard to debug

Honestly, I shared those fears — until I decided to redevelop the TestWise IDE using C++ back in 2018.

Great Benefits of C++