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- From: oa@iah.com (Rick Lutowski)
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- Subject: Re: C or C++ for a 14-year old? The definitive reply
- Date: 14 Jan 1996 10:58:58 GMT
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- thecrow@iconn.net (The Crow) wrote:
- >Whether you start with C or C++ is irrelevant, learning one will allow you to
- >learn the other with ease.
-
- This is true of the syntax, but not of the methodology or theory
- behind them. C and C++ are two totally different languages
- conceptually, in spite of their surface similarity.
-
- If you know C and are thinking about learning C++, first go to
- a local university library, find some papers written by David
- Parnas, and read them to learn about information-hiding. Then
- go on to some of the other OO authors like Booch to learn about
- classes and inheritance, polymorphism and dynamic binding.
- Once you think you understand those concepts, you are ready to
- learn C++.
-
- Rick Lutowski
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