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Offline nicholasTopic starter

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Quote from: bloodline;589505
I'm not including all the people I know who have iPhones an or iPads and a PC... @karlos give Objective-C a chance... If this trend continues it will likely be one of the dominant programming languages of the future ;)

:lol:

I just can't get my head around Obj-C no matter how many chances I give it.

It requires me to quite literally "think different" and it seems I'm too old and set in my ways to be arsed!
« Last Edit: November 05, 2010, 03:03:43 PM by Karlos »
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Offline nicholasTopic starter

Re: DiscreetFX Platform Shift
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 02:11:37 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;589554
The day that particular brand of syntactical lunacy becomes a "dominant programming language" is the day I resurrect my career as a chemist.




I'm sure the old dears coming in for their incontinence pads and Viagra prescriptions will love to chit chat with you about the beauty of hand optimized 68k assembly. ;)
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Offline nicholasTopic starter

Re: DiscreetFX Platform Shift
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 02:20:58 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;589573
I said chemist, not pharmacist :lol:

Wait, old dears coming in for viagra? :nervous:


Apparently it works for the ladies too. :lol:
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Offline nicholasTopic starter

Re: OT fork(): bloodline and Karlos erm... discuss Objective-C & C++ :)
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2010, 06:48:44 PM »
Let's heat it up a little!

@Karlos

Please tell us your thoughts on Objective-C++ ;)
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Offline nicholasTopic starter

Re: OT fork(): bloodline and Karlos erm... discuss Objective-C & C++ :)
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2010, 09:25:48 PM »
Quote from: KThunder;589691
I've had to step back to beginnings for everything. Basic I/O, no loops or subroutines, or anything like that.
We are taking it a step at a time with the class, it has been interesting. My Professor is a wild one too, she is a 5'2" lady with a pretty wacky sense of humor.

As a college teacher myself, I can thoroughly recommend getting your hands on a copy of Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example

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Why is Accelerated C++ so effective? Because it

Starts with the most useful concepts rather than the most primitive ones:
You can begin writing programs immediately.
Describes real problems and solutions, not just language features:
You see not only what each feature is, but also how to use it.
Covers the language and standard library together:
You can use the library right from the start.

The authors proved this approach in their professional-education course at Stanford University, where students learned how to write substantial programs on their first day in the classroom.

More details here: http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/
« Last Edit: November 05, 2010, 09:28:05 PM by nicholas »
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Offline nicholasTopic starter

Re: OT fork(): bloodline and Karlos erm... discuss Objective-C & C++ :)
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2010, 09:29:24 PM »
Quote from: Karlos;589684
Not even Objective-C fans like Objective-C++. I suppose it has advantages of both but there's no actual overlap in the OO services from Objective-C and those provided by C++.


Drat!

Maybe I should have asked for your thoughts on Java. :lol:
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