In light of Xerces Rule's difficulties with namespaces and standard template library strings, I'd like to point out a couple of resources that will be of tremendous benefit to anybody who would like to improve their C++.
The Neo-Programmer's Collective is a group mostly consisting of inexperienced BeOS programmers who have been working together to teach themselves C++ (the BeOS native API is in C++). They have a website with a lot of resources for C++ education on it, at: http://www.neo-programmers.com/ although just at the moment the website doesn't seem to be working. The Association of C and C++ Users is devoted to the advancement of languages that have curly braces in them (so they include Java and C# too). The accu-general mailing list is a very low-noise list with some experts on programming all these languages that are very willing to answer questions. Also, the new accu-mentored-developers list is specifically meant as a training ground for inexperienced programmers to help them sharpen their skills. There are some experience programmers on the list to help out. http://www.accu.org/ One of the most valuable resources the ACCU provides is their technical book reviews, published in their print magazine and reproduced on their website. I strongly advise checking the ACCU reviews before buying any programming book, I think the ACCU reviews are the best informed and least biased information available to help you invest in your technical skills through book purchases: http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/index.htm also the Usenet newsgroups comp.programming and comp.lang.c++.moderated are very valuable. If your ISP doesn't provide a Usenet news server, you can read it on the web, as well as search old articles, at http://groups.google.com - for example, to read comp.lang.c++.moderated, go to http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=comp.lang.c%2B%2B.moderated Best, Mike -- Michael D. Crawford GoingWare Inc. - Expert Software Development and Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goingware.com/ Tilting at Windmills for a Better Tomorrow. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
