[Coco] C VS Basic Coco

[phil pt]

Basic code is easer to read because you do have to use extra chars like a++
, { , }  and Return o; To much to member and extra typing.

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 3:48 PM, Lee <leep at tigerbase.com> wrote:

> I'd also say the C example is doing more than the BASIC example which adds
> to it looking more complex.
>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main () {
>     for(int a = 10; a < 20; a++) {
>         printf("%d\n", a);
>     }
>     return 0;
> }
>
> To me, that's just as clear as the BASIC, but I have a background in
> c/c++/c# so I'm familiar and comfortable with it.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Taylor, Phillip L CIV <
> Phillip.L.Taylor at uscg.mil> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I the reason I like basic is because it's much easer to learn and read
> the
> > source code.  The example below 8 lines of basic code 6 lines of code vs
> C
> > is 8 lines of code.
> >
> > Basic is more simple less code:
> >
> > Loop
> > A = A +1
> > Print A
> > Exitif A < 20
> > EndExit
> > Endloop
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > C Code is harder to learn:
> >
> > #include <stdio.h>
> >
> > int main () {
> >
> >    int a;
> >
> >    /* for loop execution */
> >    for( a = 10; a < 20; a = a + 1 ){
> >       printf("value of a: %d\n", a);
> >    }
> >
> >    return 0;
> > }
> >
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