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- From: thecrow@iconn.net (The Crow)
- Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Moving from C to C++
- Date: 10 Jan 1996 04:12:34 GMT
- Organization: I rule the world
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- In article <4csb8e$n0i@crusher.ici.net>, cascio@augusta-dev.com≈ says...
- >
- >In article <4cs44p$3pk@ixnews8.ix.netcom.com>, pochy@pop.ix.netcom.com
- >says...
- >>
- >
- >
- >>Is it better to ease everyone into using C++ as a better C and take
- >>advantage of the encapsulation, getting people familar on the tools
- >>before jumping into a full object-oriented development? Or should
- >>one jump right in a take the learning curve hit, sacrificing time to
- >>market?
- >>
- >
- >Hi,
- >
- >First, I would NOT try to move everyone into C++ at once either way.
- >The "sheep dip" approach is a recipe for disaster.
- >
- >I would highly recommend hiring or contracting with a "coach".
- >Someone who has many years experience in the OO/C++ world. Then, take
- >some of your senior people (as long as they're not dinosaurs who
- >refuse to learn anything new), put them with the coach, and let them
- >build a small pilot project. Let the coach run the show! After you
- >have that core group up to speed, then disperse them to other
- >projects, and "let each one teach one", as the old saying goes.
- >
- >It's very difficult to learn this stuff from books. You have to have
- >someone you can just ask, "How would I do this in C++", or, "Why am I
- >getting this compiler error?", or "How do I implement a pointer to a
- >member function?"
- >
- >Hope this helps,
- >-JC
- >
- >--
- >// -----------------------------------------------------
- >// Joseph Cascio, Jr. // Augusta Development
- >// 26 Coach Road // 508-339-0641
- >// Mansfield, MA 02048-2606 // cascio@augusta-dev.com
- >// -----------------------------------------------------
- >
- I have a book written in 1988, that says C++ is begenning to replace C
- already. This is the computer industry, what the hell is going on? Why isnt C
- dead yet when c++ does all and more? I'm not really upset or anything, I just
- dont understand.
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