Comment on Show HN: A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in my high school in 2015parentComments−29athrowaway6yLearning C++ with Borland Turbo C++ for DOS can have some learning value, but landing a C++ job with that may not be easy.gcc and clang are distributed free of cost, and so is Linux. They should switch to those compilers and teach a modern dialect of C++.−entha_saava6yMany teaching faculty are resistant to change because it requires them to learn something. That's the biggest problem. although some boards have successfully switched to teaching python.−hknapp6yI had a professor who would update his slides during lecture to be more compliant with the newest version of C++
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Learning C++ with Borland Turbo C++ for DOS can have some learning value, but landing a C++ job with that may not be easy.
gcc and clang are distributed free of cost, and so is Linux. They should switch to those compilers and teach a modern dialect of C++.
Many teaching faculty are resistant to change because it requires them to learn something. That's the biggest problem. although some boards have successfully switched to teaching python.
I had a professor who would update his slides during lecture to be more compliant with the newest version of C++