[RESOLVED] new comer wants advise

[make me rain]

may i please be advised regarding

from vb6 back ground to be away from vb6;
purpose:- to take some bachelor exam

(1) is it necessary to learn C first so as to learn C++
(1a) should i have to start right from C
(2) is C is a case sensitive language
(3) is C is having any IDE like VB
(4) why it is in the peoples mind that C is sea, unlike VB
(5) the right knowledge to be known to become a C programmer i mean, is should i have to know Algorithms,matrix,algebra,integration ... etc

your advises please..

[Hack]

Moved To General Developer

[techgnome]

1) No
1a) No
2) Yes
3) Yes
4) Huh?
5) Yes - in general, all developers should know that kind of stuff, no matter what the language.

-tg

[Shaggy Hiker]

(1) is it necessary to learn C first so as to learn C++
(1a) should i have to start right from C
(2) is C is a case sensitive language
(3) is C is having any IDE like VB
(4) why it is in the peoples mind that C is sea, unlike VB
(5) the right knowledge to be known to become a C programmer i mean, is should i have to know Algorithms,matrix,algebra,integration ... etc

your advises please..

1) and 1a) Not at all. C++ is an Object Oriented extension of C, though it has become its own language by this time. Since OO techniques can confuse people who come from a non-OO language, I would say that it is better to start with C++ if you intend to end there. Also, don't leave out C#, which is a .NET language very similar to C++, but possibly with more employment options.

2) Yes it is, and a bit of a pain, at that.

3) C# would be your best bet. That would probably give you the richest IDE. VS C++ would give you a reasonably rich IDE, but I don't think it is quite at the level of VB for ease of use.

4) I have no idea what that question means. Perhaps you refer to knowing the language from C to shining sea. Or else, perhaps you refer to the feeling that C was a real language while VB was a toy language. That feeling comes from lots of reasons, but none of them are valid. On the other hand, perhaps it is due to the US national anthem, which begins: "Oh say, can you C?"

5) You need to know the knowledge that is needed to solve the problem at hand. This may include algebra, but it may not. It may include matrixes, but it may not. It all depends on the type of program being written.

[make me rain]

thank u very much
i am starting a million miles journey now.....!

[Shaggy Hiker]

This journey of a million miles begins with an If statement.

[Jenner]

For i = 1 to 1000000
    WalkMile()
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