On Wednesday 27 March 2002 13:18, Kevin D. Clark wrote: > Tom Rauschenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wednesday 27 March 2002 08:18, Kevin D. Clark wrote: > > > "Derek D. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > So, in trolling the various sources of job listings, it looks to me > > > > like one of the hottest skills in demand is Java development. I was > > > > wondering if anyone can recommend GOOD sources of information about > > > > learning Java. Free ones (like web sites) are preferable, but not > > > > necessarily required. :) > > > > > > Well, I would have thought that C/C++ skills would be a little more > > > desirable (this is my take), but if you want Java resources, I > > > recommend these: > > > > I thought so too and started to leanr C++ (I am a C coder by trade) but > > it started to look like Java was the way to go (if getting work is your > > first priority) si I switched to learning Java. > > I would have thought that with all of the embedded work going on out > there, that there would be more work for C/C++ programmers. > > I'm not saying "a lot more", but just "a bit more". > > Oh, and I've heard of people doing embedded Java programming, but this > seems to be a little bleeding edge to me. > > > If writing OO software was the > > first goal I would have stayed with C++. > > I find this comment to be weird, because you can do OO development in > either C++ or Java (C too, if you are careful).
I meant that if I was looking to learn an OO language to write OO software I would choose C++. Looking to learn an OO language to get a job made me choose to learn Java. > > Or do you mean that you program in Java, but you don't use any OO > techniques? > > --kevin ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
