Topic: C++

[Steve]

Is not like riding a bike. God I feel lost, here is hoping it comes back to me. To be honest I don't even know what language(s) my courses will be putting me on but C++ is the one I have the most time with so it seems like the natural choice to get my feet wet again.

[ober]

I would start with pretty much ANY other language.

[Steve]

I would start with pretty much ANY other language.

I'll transition soon enough, I'm just using C++ to get myself rolling because I already know C++. My brain has forgot that it knows C++ but as soon as it remembers it will make learning a new language easier for me.v

[Rob]

I would start with pretty much ANY other language.

Just out of curiosity, why?

[Steve]

As far as employment I would imagine C++ is on the lower end of popular languages and something like Java and maybe even Perl would be higher on the list.

[ober]

Like steve said... plus C++ isn't really a 'modern' language anymore.

[Steve]

For me the biggest reason to start with C++ is simply to get used to coding again. Once I get back into the coding "mindset" I will probably jump right over to Java.

[Rob]

Like steve said... plus C++ isn't really a 'modern' language anymore.

Nor is C, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most widely used languages out there, and the basis of lots of other modern languages.

[ober]

Yeah, ok, I looked it up.  It still ranks way up there. 

As you were.

[Jake]

I would probably start with java - i remember having shit long arguments about this on cprog, so go search there.

[Steve]

I got my course layout and this block is VB (super lame) followed next block by C++ so I'm going to refresh myself with VB then go right back to C++. Will probably also learn some Java during this block because next block I will have 4 classes.

[Betazep]

I would probably start with java - i remember having shit long arguments about this on cprog, so go search there.

I forgot that some of you came from the cprog days. I loved C++... Been meaning to get back into some programming as a hobby.

[Jake]

I would probably start with java - i remember having shit long arguments about this on cprog, so go search there.

I forgot that some of you came from the cprog days. I loved C++... Been meaning to get back into some programming as a hobby.

Most of us did.

[hans]

Groovy. It's way better than Java (but still close enough to be familiar).

Although I'm pretty sure school with either teach C/C++ or Java. But much of the Java world is moving towards Groovy as the new thing.

[Steve]

That's why I'm glad I didn't major in CS.  Your education gets outdated too fast

Not really.