>From your email you are thinking in non OOP terms. If you want to use C++ you will have to switch your thinking a bit. I recommend Deitel & Deitel C++ any version > 5 will probably do for concepts http://www.amazon.com/How-Program-8th-Paul-Deitel/dp/0132662361
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 5:59 PM, Thomas, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Leslie,**** > > ** ** > > I’ve done a talk on Coupling, Cohesion, OOP, and design patterns for a > couple of past jobs and JUGs and my girlfriend is helping make a film out > of it. It’s mostly geared toward Java development but the material is > transferrable to all languages that have OO capabilities.**** > > ** ** > > I know a bit of C++ (since that was la mode when I was in college) but > probably won’t be enough to answer tactical questions. However the other > material is stuff I’ve culled from a couple of years of practical OO jobs > and a nearly-complete masters in CS from San Diego State U. It’s useful to > anyone writing OO code but challenging enough material for senior > developers.**** > > ** ** > > Maybe instead of paying for lunch or beer you could be a sounding board > for the material in this film in some capacity? Contact me directly at > dave _at ~ peoplemerge D0t com **** > > **** > > Thanks**** > > Dave**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Leslie S Satenstein > *Sent:* March-20-12 5:16 PM > *To:* Montreal Linux Users Group > *Subject:* [MLUG] Off Topic C++ course**** > > ** ** > > Well, I have a request for some help with my learning C++. For 25 years I > have been developing code in C, and now I have started with C++.**** > > The grammar, is not my hangup, it is with classes, inheritance, the > this pointer and inheritances and good practices.**** > > ** ** > > Can someone recommend a course I could audit, or of a self study course > they could recommend? I was at the library and while there are about a > hundred C++ books,**** > > I seem to have hangups for inheritance, polymorphism, and multiple > inheritance. **** > > ** ** > > My objective is to learn to develop some applications using the QT > framework. I noted that some critical QT classes have in excess of 50 > methods. **** > > ** ** > > I would even pay a lunch, a few beers, or a supper for a person who could > help me out by answering some questions by email or phone, at that > person's convenience.**** > > ** ** > > I promise to not over commit anyone who helps. I am using a Java book at > the same time to get familiar with this language. **** > > I understand that most students learn about classes via Java first.**** > > ** ** > > The tutorials on the web miss the human touch.**** > > ** ** > > I have questions such as two of the following.**** > > > If I can do sizeof(structure) to get its size in memory. Can I do the > same of a class. sizeof(class) ?**** > > ** ** > > One other question. In C, I can do a memset(structure address, 0, > sizeof(structure)), and that will zap the structure.**** > > Can I put the structure within a class and do the same? I think I am not > able to do the memset(?class,0 sizeof(class)) **** > > clearout because of private variables.**** > > ** ** > > I want to develop expertise in QT and with Boost libraries and SDK. **** > > Once I get over this hurdle, I will be home free. Development environment > is 32 or 64 bit Linux.**** > > ** ** > > Please give me some feedback, recommendations and or other, to respond > to my needs.**** > > ** ** > > **** > > *------------------***** > > Regards**** > > * > Leslie***** > > *Mr. Leslie Satenstein** > **50 *years in IT and going strong. > Yesterday was a good day, today is a better day, > and tomorrow will be even better. > > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > alternative: [email protected] > www.itbms.biz **** > > _______________________________________________ > mlug mailing list > [email protected] > https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca > > -- ___..___........__.......__ ...|....|__/....|...|......|...|__| ...|....|.....\...|...|__..|...|....| "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mohandas K Gandhi
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