I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by ingve » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 2:45 PM UTC

I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets
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Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by hellofunk » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 2:57 PM UTC

> My quest for relearning C++ started in November 2018.

That’s great! I’ve been using it since 2013 and still haven’t learned it!

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by rhodysurf » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 2:58 PM UTC

I use it every day at work and there are days where I leave thinking its the best language on the planet and others where it makes me throw my laptop through a wall.

Wouldn't have it any other way haha

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 2:58 PM UTC

hellofunk wrote: post #2

> My quest for relearning C++ started in November 2018. That’s great! I’ve been using it since 2013 and still haven’t learned it!

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Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by craigsmansion » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:01 PM UTC

Well, after learning C++ there wouldn't be any regrets left to have.

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by CodeSheikh » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:04 PM UTC

Unless your job demanded it I can't think of a compelling reason for a Node guy to learn C++ as their go to choice of OO language. Why not Java? Even Python is a good gateway to OO for folks coming straight form Node background.

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by bitwize » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:06 PM UTC

CodeSheikh wrote: post #6

Unless your job demanded it I can't think of a compelling reason for a Node guy to learn C++ as their go to choice of OO language. Why not Java? Even Python is a good gateway to OO for folks coming straight form Node background.

I can think of one: C++ is Node's extension language (being the language V8 is implemented in). If you want Node to do things not already built into it or talk to a library that doesn't have a package available for it already, you have to use C++.

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by porpoisely » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:07 PM UTC

What's there to regret? For purely edification purposes, there isn't a better OOP language ( though it encompasses other paradigms as well and isn't purely OOP ) since it doesn't have training wheels. You could hurt yourself with it but it certainly allows you to explore and learn.

Also, you could "learn" it in a year, but it takes you a lifetime to master it.

Re: I learnt C++ in 2018 and have no regrets

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Post by bluGill » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:07 PM UTC

CodeSheikh wrote: post #6

Unless your job demanded it I can't think of a compelling reason for a Node guy to learn C++ as their go to choice of OO language. Why not Java? Even Python is a good gateway to OO for folks coming straight form Node background.

c++ is not an OO language. C++ is a tool to get things done in the real world using whatever paradigm makes sense for your problem. Sometimes that is OO, sometimes not.

C++ is very messy, but for the most part you can ignore the messy things.

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Post by tw1010 » Mon, Jan 07, 2019, 3:09 PM UTC

porpoisely wrote: post #8

What's there to regret? For purely edification purposes, there isn't a better OOP language ( though it encompasses other paradigms as well and isn't purely OOP ) since it doesn't have training wheels. You could hurt yourself with it but it certainly allows you to explore and learn. Also, you could "learn" it in a year, but it takes you a lifetime to master it.

Opportunity cost.