[Dev] Reading circle

M. Mueller (bhu5nji) dev@trilug.org
Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:11:32 -0500


On Friday 08 March 2002 11:53 pm, you wrote:
> [2002-03-08 22:43] Bill Vinson said:
> | I'm not sure what I will do tomorrow.  I am hoping to come, but the
> | further I got into the reading the more I realized how lacking my
> | object-oriented knowledge is.  I think this may be a little over my head
> | to the point that I can't keep up just b/c I don't code anything oo
> | really yet.  Could you send me directions and I will keep
> | reading...Maybe by tomorrow I will feel better :)  I believe it isn't
> | the complexity of the book, which isn't that bad, but more I am having a
> | tough time thinking in an oo way.  Might be better for me to spend my
> | time on getting up to speed with C++ and join the group with the next
> | book...
>
> try python or ruby for quick OO learning, or even java.  c++ is a bad
> language for someone to learn OO with, IMO.  yes, other languages
> lack various/some OO features, but ISTM that this lack of feature
> would be better to learn with than all the shotguns-at-feet features
> in c++.
>

I was amazed at how simple python was.  www.python.org is good resource.

> my .02,
>   b
>
> PS -- come on out.  I haven't had time to (re)-read chapter(s), and I'm
> sure I'll be lost on the details of the chapter.

-- 
Mike  M.

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