>If you have a framework, you can build small programs or test code and >save them in a project for easy retrieval the next day or week. Then >you can add functionality a little at a time. Also, the framework >usually provide example code, templates, and help files to get someone >going in a hurry. A command window is fine, but limited, as the code >go away when the window is closed. I believe its better to have >test/learn code in a file that can be run and debugged.
When I was trying to learn C++ I was fortunate to have Visual Studio 6.0 to work in. Compared to VFP, the stuff you need for meaningful C++ work is so much more scattered (separate files for libraries, templates, classes, etc.), and virtually none of it is available unless expressly included in your program. Not to mention the lack of anything like the Command Window. (Though I did like the fact that the debugger could see not only my code but "all the way to the bottom" of the standard libraries.) Without that framework organizing it all for me I don't think I would have coped as long as I did (I had an online "tutor" working with me, but he was obsessed with math, which I hate--I mean, really, who cares about Fibonacci sequences?; and I completely lost it when things started getting to the "pointers to pointers to pointers" stage). So maybe the complexity of the programming language one is going to learn determines the value of having a framework or IDE to work with. And for developers interested in business applications rather than low-level I/O manipulation, there's got to be a better way to teach people than by making them fight with trig and advanced algebra. Ken Dibble www.stic-cil.org _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
