Re: Newbie: The C / C++ Issue

2003-11-13 Thread abowhill
> Am I missing something here? When does C have OO capability? > Structs don't count. What about inheritance and polymorphism? >>That's in the implementation AND application. Just because you CAN >>access part of a lowly struct, doesn't mean you have to. It's object >>oriented if you OBSERVE t

Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++

2003-11-11 Thread abowhill
A decent school will start you with C as an introduction to programming then teach you basic C++ (you write your own abstract data types). On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 8:17pm alexander v p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if i've got the msg, it seems u're sugesting to go to software uni and > finish th

Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++

2003-11-11 Thread abowhill
>>I need to buy a book on C or C++ to help me in FreeBSD. Which would be >> better to buy? >>I first thought a book on C would be best, because the OS is written in >> C. But, now I'm not sure because I read that gcc can compile C++ too >> (so, I'm assuming C++ must get used too). >I can recommen