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Since the AP cirriculum changed to JAVA, i have been totally c++ deprived for a long time. Now, i am writing an encryption algorithm, and can't remember how to do some things. The most pressing of which is exponents. How do I do 2 o the power of y?
~Inquirer
double pow( double base, double exp );
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the AP curriculum changed to Java THIS YEAR, so how have you been away from C++ at all?
-LC
Eh...Don't remind me. :pQuote:
the AP curriculum changed to Java
actually, I'm quite curious why they did this? My old CS teacher was screaming at the paper that said they were changing and stuff. And Java will always, in my opinion, remain a piece of crap. I mean look at their Main function its of type VOID! And thats because its not actually EXECUTABLE code but rather interpretable code that the interpreter runs. argh- i'm not going to get into that, i would be here for hours counting off the errors and problems with it. I got better things to do than dog on Java, we all know it sucks and if you don't know just try it for a bit, that'll surely convince you.
-LC
If you want to flame Java, I'm sure a board search will give you many other threads about that, but we don't need it here.
Did the College Board give a reason for its decision to change to a far worse language?
they already gave the last C++ exams, and all the classes are now being taught in Java...Quote:
Originally posted by Lynux-Penguin
the AP curriculum changed to Java THIS YEAR, so how have you been away from C++ at all?
-LC
I have yet to see a C++ programmer create a multithreaded GUI application that works on almost any platform :D :p .Quote:
actually, I'm quite curious why they did this? My old CS teacher was screaming at the paper that said they were changing and stuff. And Java will always, in my opinion, remain a piece of crap. I mean look at their Main function its of type VOID! And thats because its not actually EXECUTABLE code but rather interpretable code that the interpreter runs. argh- i'm not going to get into that, i would be here for hours counting off the errors and problems with it. I got better things to do than dog on Java, we all know it sucks and if you don't know just try it for a bit, that'll surely convince you.
Works? Or crawls? :pQuote:
Originally posted by Lurker
I have yet to see a C++ programmer create a multithreaded GUI application that works on almost any platform :D :p .
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Originally posted by joshdick
Did the College Board give a reason for its decision to change to a far worse language?
as i always said.. It is important to learn concepts in college rather than languages...
Depends on how good you are with Java :D .Quote:
Originally posted by darksaidin
Works? Or crawls? :p
AP exams are usually given in high school... i think... that's when I took mine...Quote:
Originally posted by vasanth
as i always said.. It is important to learn concepts in college rather than languages...