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- From: dcooper@en.com (David Cooper)
- Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Moving from C to C++
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 01:51:01 GMT
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- >Does anybody have any experiences in moving from a structure C
- >environment to that of an object-oriented C++ environment?
-
- Yes. I am leading a project of mostly C programmers who are now using
- C++. I have taught them parts of the OO Methodology and which
- features of C++ are good to use and which are not (some of which I am
- still learning).
-
- >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?
-
- IMHO, YES. A good book to get for this is "Moving from C to C++, The
- Ins and Outs of Object-Oriented Programming" (Perry, SAMS Publishing,
- ISBN # 0-672-30080-X).
-
- >Or should one jump right in a take the learning curve hit,
- >sacrificing time to market?
-
- Most experts will tell you that the learning curve for OO is at least
- 6 months -- can you take this type of hit to your project ? Also,
- most experts agree it is not good to try OO for the first time on an
- important or large project.
-
- ..david
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