C++

[millermagic]

I went and bought myself a teach yourself C++ book today. So, how big of a mistake did I make?

[Aztlan]

thats not a big mistake
you will learn petty good stuff
like how to create programs for certain things
create code etc
thats if you like that

i myself need to learn that stuff
since thats part of my major

[millermagic]

The only programming I know is html, and thats not too good. I am going in with no knowledge at all.

[Krelian]

i hope you bought a book for complete beginners, because c++ is not an easy thing to learn on your own. i'll give you what help i can, but i'm getting a little bit rusty.

anyway, did your book come with a compiler? you'll need one to get started programming.

[Aztlan]

thats how one starts with no knowledge at all
i bet the book has introduction to noobs
i myself will be a noob when i take the class in uni

[Kingox]

Technically, HTML is not programing. :lol:

[Krelian]

it isn't? i think it is, technically, though it's far from complex.

@ aztlan: c++ classes? i thought most universities were phasing out c++ and replacing it with java. i didn't realize that people still taught c++ before the more advanced classes.

[Cdon]

Hmm, I sure would enjoy learning about programing. It suppose it could make my life a lot easier

[Krelian]

i started programming with c++, but i'm beginning to think java is a better language to start with. it lacks the power and speed of c++, but it's a bit simpler, flexible, and free.

hmm, perhaps we could arrange some kind of "beginning java" thread around here if you guys are interested. i'd be happy to contribute, and i may still have a little of what we had to do for my intro to java class i took last semester.

[millermagic]

I bought "Wiley's Teach yourself C++" by Al Stevens. It came with Quincy 2002, and when i installed it, it has all of the lessons from the book on there.


My First Program

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
// write to the screen
std::cout << "My first C++ program, too bad this is all there is";
return 0;
}

[Aztlan]

Originally posted by jman@Dec 30 2003, 03:12 AM

@ aztlan: c++ classes? i thought most universities were phasing out c++ and replacing it with java. i didn't realize that people still taught c++ before the more advanced classes.
well have no idea which are they going to taught
since i am going to start uni this january
the classes they are making mandatory is called "C for engineers" so i guess is C++ :huh:

[Krelian]

well, c is the predecessor of c++, but if i remember correctly they're the same at the beginning levels.

@ miller: BLASPHEMY!!!! your first program is required to say "hello world" and nothing more. it's an old programming tradition. :lol:

[Kingox]

Originally posted by jman@Dec 30 2003, 03:12 AM
it isn't? i think it is, technically, though it's far from complex.
Well i have been taught at school that it is not, mainly i belive it is because all it does it puts a few things on the page because of a few tags, it odes not use or look for things like variables, of which other prgraming scripts such as javascript, and visual basic do.

eg in javascript, it runs the script, and repending on how you have it set out and what variables you have, it can do different things.

[millermagic]

I feel very proud that i copied that out of the bood myself