Subj : C vs. C++
To : Hausmaus
From : Spaceman Spiff
Date : Fri Jul 07 2000 01:47 pm
RE: C vs. C++
BY: Hausmaus to Digital Man on Wed Jul 05 2000 02:26 pm
> Rob,
>
> I've decided to take the plunge and learn C. However, I was told that C++ i
> better... and I'm a bit confused. Since you're the only professional C
> programmer I know, I was wondering if you could help me distinguish between
> and C++.
>
> I was at Barnes and Noble looking at beginner C/C++ books and I got confused
> of which one to buy (I'm buying one soon). Which one should I start off in?
> I'm familiar with programming (I know several variants of BASIC and Pascal)
> and am familiar with beginner to intermediate programming techniques and
> ideas.
>
> My main point is: should I learn C then C++ or should I jump into C++ withou
> worring about C? Any help is appreciated. :)
>
> Later,
> Sean
>
> Oh, that sound of male ego. You travel halfway across the galaxy
> and it's still the same song.
> -- Eve McHuron, "Mudd's Women," stardate 1330.1.
>
>
Sorry for the long quote.
I purchased "Programming in 12 easy lessons" by Greg Parry, SAMs publishing.
It was a bit miss leading, I thought I was getting a compiler, I got a Version
of a Compiler that will not create stand alone programs.
I then picked up Borland Turbo C++ Suite that comes with a Turbo C++ 3.0 for
DOS and Turbo C++ 4.5 for WIndows 16bit complilers, and has Learn to program
with Borland C++ Builder 1.0 for WIndows 95 and NT.
Comp USA had it for $59.
I have been playing with the DOS and WIndows complilers and have found I write
the code exactly in the book, perfect syntax and the compiler gives me errors.
I think Boreland gave me a bug compiler or perhaps it is I am trying to use a
DOS compiler in a WINDOWS 98 DOS prompt window. But it is frustratiing. I have
been able to make a few programs that work. But so many commands do not work
even when I type them exactly as in the book that I have just given up.
I used to program in GFA basic which used similar syntax as C++ and never had
these problems.
Oh well, at least we got guys like Rob who figured all this shit out. :)
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