At Wednesday 1/9/2008 10:45 PM, you wrote:
>onecrazeemom wrote:
> > Hello all. I am just a beginning programmer. I have started taking a
> > C++ home study course. I am able, mostly, to understand what I have
> > done so far. But now I am working on pointers and references... and I
> > am a little confused. What is the point of a reference if a pointer
> > seems to do the same thing?
> >
> > I appreciate all of the help I can get, I am a stay at home mom and
> > trying to do a little self betterment....(and stay sane, although I
> > think I picked a bad field for sanity! - I mean please does one { or (
> > really have to cause 76 errors?) Eventually I would like to be able to
> > do some small programming from home.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> > CrazyMom
>
>Stephanie,
>
>I'd say you've hit the head on the nail with that sanity statement.
>C++, and programming in general, requires a little teensy bit of
>insanity. C/C++ more-so than other languages.
>
>As to compiler error messages. The compiler doesn't really stop once it
>encounters an error. However, you generally need the first 3-4 messages
>to get the gist of a problem. The quality of error messages after the
>first few messages goes downhill fairly fast.
>
>You may be better off learning from a book. Pointers, IMO, are an
>advanced topic that should not be taught early on.
>
>When you joined c-prog, you should have received an e-mail containing
>the group welcome message. In that message was a list of books that you
>should read. Just in case you missed the message, here is that list of
>books again and the order in which you should be reading them:
>
>"Accelerated C++" by Koenig and Moo (ISBN #020170353X)
>"Safe C++ Design Principles" by Thomas Hruska
>"The C++ Standard Library" by Nicolai Josuttis (ISBN #0201379260)
>"Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #0201924889)
>"More Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #020163371X)
>
>If you happen to be already reading something other than the books
>above, seriously consider supplementing or replacing your book with the
>above.
>
>If you can't afford the books mentioned, Bruce Eckel offers "Thinking in
>C++" for free from his website:
>
>http://www.eckelobjects.com/
Thomas,
This seems to be another older/outdated link. After browsing through
a few pages, I got to here:
http://www.odioworks.com/46-Bruce_Eckel's_Free_Electronic_Books.html
This may be a better choice. But, take a look at your original link
and decide for yourself what's best.
~Rick
>And the group owner, Thomas Hruska, has generously donated his book
>"Safe C++ Design Principles" to c-prog group members for free:
>
>http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/files/Books/
>
>
>Beware any C/C++ author who does not adhere closely to the ANSI C/C++
>Standard. One very popular author is Yashavant Kanetkar who is the
>author of "Let Us C". His writing may be simple to understand however
>his code is non-ANSI Standard. Similar great writers have shown up over
>the years who tell wonderful stories but don't adhere to the Standards
>defined by the ANSI C/C++ committees.
>
>You should also obtain at least copy of a draft copy of the ANSI C/C++
>Standard. Draft copies are free and c-prog links to quite a few of them
>here:
>
>http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/links/Standards_001012496381/
>
>--
>Thomas Hruska
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