Mathematical ability and C/C++

**Brown Drake** · 09-24-2001

Originally posted by UneducatedOne
I see, is that the only way to write it?

You can write it any way you want. As long as the function calls itself, it's recursive.

Code:

int main()
{
  int z = 0;
  foo(z);
  return 0;
}

void foo(x)
{
  x++;
  while (x < 5)
   foo(x);
}

**UneducatedOne** · 09-24-2001

And that doesn't work in MSVisualC++?

**UneducatedOne** · 09-25-2001

Is there a good mathematics site anywhere?
also, an easy to learn from one?

**no-one** · 09-25-2001

im not sure about sites but if your looking to learn Algebra i would go for the Saxon's Algebra 1 'An Incremental Development ' Se. and then follow up with Algebra 2 of the same type... there pretty good books. they teach Trigonometry, Geometry, and a little Pre-Calculus, and there not fast paced and full of examples, easy to learn from.

**UneducatedOne** · 09-25-2001

Thank you

**UneducatedOne** · 09-25-2001

Whats is "C#"?
just another variation of C?

**no-one** · 09-25-2001

it is basically a java like, supposedly fully object oriented language, based off of C++.

**Brown Drake** · 09-25-2001

Originally posted by UneducatedOne
And that doesn't work in MSVisualC++?

It does. I didn't give the function prototype, was just posting an example. Recursive functions are often demonstrated with factorials or fibonacci numbers in textbooks.

**UneducatedOne** · 09-25-2001

So C# is easier/harder to learn?
Also, is java a computer programming language? or web authoring?

**no-one** · 09-25-2001

>So C# is easier/harder to learn?

actually im not sure really ive never used C#.

>Also, is java a computer programming language? or web authoring?

Programming Language.

**UneducatedOne** · 09-26-2001

I see, is java much the same as C++?

or is it a whole new ball game?

can C# be used in pretty much the same manner as C++?

Or is it mainly java style?

**no-one** · 09-26-2001

>I see, is java much the same as C++?
>or is it a whole new ball game?

its based off of C++ and is fairly similar except it uses only classes for everything.

>can C# be used in pretty much the same manner as C++?
>Or is it mainly java style?

from what i've seen mainly java style, though honestly i havn't seen much of it.

**UneducatedOne** · 09-26-2001

Thank you no-one, your a wealth of information.
heres another one for you, do programmers generally know a lot more than just C++?
I mean, does a "seasoned" programmer know java, pascal, basic, even web programming languages?

**Brown Drake** · 09-26-2001

Originally posted by UneducatedOne
Thank you no-one, your a wealth of information.
heres another one for you, do programmers generally know a lot more than just C++?
I mean, does a "seasoned" programmer know java, pascal, basic, even web programming languages?

I'm hardly a seasoned programmer, but my take is that many programmers know several languages, although they may concentrate in one or two. C/C++ is a good one, because many other languages are based on or similar to them. I've done some Perl, VB, unix shell scripting, dos batch files, and there are a lot of common elements among them. Sometimes the differences are confusing because of that. I can be writing in one language and put in elements of another.

**no-one** · 09-26-2001

>Thank you no-one, your a wealth of information.

your quite welcome.

>
heres another one for you, do programmers generally know a lot more than just C++?
I mean, does a "seasoned" programmer know java, pascal, basic, even web programming languages?
<

Brown Drake, it right, usually they concentrate on a single language till they have become expert in it, and move to a wide range of others sometimes even before becoming expert, a lot of the time it depends on the job their doing, but a sound base in one will help in other languages for sure.

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