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    What's next?

    I was thinking on what language to start.
    I only know C - and some very basics on C++ , and i want to sart a new language, if i find time, but i don't know which to choose. I have a book that is only an introduction to Java and an introduction to C++.
    I think Java would be a good opinion - although i don't have much resourses about it, if i search i might find - . Also scripting JavaScript might be nice, but i think i'll never use it. Or maybe C++ ?

    Anyway, what do you think?
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    Learn C++.

    If you don't want to do that, Java would be the next best thing.
    Away.

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    You could also consider learning both C++ and Java. You know already the basics of C++, improve your knowledge of C++. And start with learning Java. Bruce Eckel has a nice book called "Thinking in Java", it is free for download. There's also "Thinking in C++".
    http://mindview.net/Books

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    Hmmm...
    I think i 'll read the intoduction to C++ and Java of my book ( my problem is that i don't have time!! ), and then, i'll continue with the language that will mostly catch my interest( and if i someday do aaaaaaaaalll this stuff i'll continue with the other language i left ) ...

    Basically, i wish to learn a language to use for fun. That's Java. To do some graphics and some other fun stuff in C/C++ you have to use non-standars functions ( that really SUCKS!! - i always avoid using non-stanard function ). Fortunately, Java enables me to do this kind of stuff.


    Shiro,
    Hey man, that link is REALLY GREAT!!!!!!
    I 've read some comments on the Java book, and all said that it is an amazing book!
    But, i don't want this book to be just an introduction. Do you know if it covers the WHOLE language??

    Also, what should i read: Thinking in Java, 3rd Edition, Final Version, or Thinking in Enterprise Java ??? What is the second book about?

    Also, if i want to do C++, i should download Thinking in C++, 2nd edition, Volume 2 Revision 18 . Right?

    Also what does Thinking in Patterns talk about?

    Again, many thanks! - Really cool page!
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    First, you want to read thinking in Java. This will give you a good understanding of the language. Thinking in Enterprise Java is more geared towards people wanting to program Enterprise level apps (more with databases and other stuff used by large companies).

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    Try C#.net
    Its the most powerful OOP based language I know of.

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    > Also, if i want to do C++, i should download Thinking in C++,
    > 2nd edition, Volume 2 Revision 18 . Right?

    The book Thinking in C++ consists of two volumes, volume 1 and volume 2. I'd suggest you download both. Volume 2 extends the knowledge you learned from volume 1.

    > Also what does Thinking in Patterns talk about?

    That is about design patterns. In object oriented design a large number of design problems appears again and again. Experienced designers have learned by experience that specific problems can be solved best in some specific way. If a specific solution proves to work in a lot of designs where the specific problem appeared, then it is called a pattern. So in short a pattern is a best way to solve some design problem. I haven't read the book, but I think it describes a number of such patterns and gives a more theoretical background of patterns.

    To learn more about design patterns:
    http://hillside.net/patterns/
    http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~dbutler/...er96/patterns/

    Since you're starting learning object oriented languages and probably have no experience with object oriented design, this book might not yet be interesting to you. I've found patterns interesting after a course in object oriented design and doing some object oriented designing. Then you discover the value of patterns.

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