My high school (in before underage b&, although I'm not) is full of niggers and other idiots, so the school doesn't offer any decent computer science/engineering classes. The only computer-related class they offer is "Computer Concepts" which teaches how to do basic stuff any idiot would know. It also wouldn't earn me any helpful credits which might help me get a decent entry-level IT job (lulz, contradiction!!!!1one).
I've already started learning C++ on my own (although I have a long way to go before becoming an EXPERT PROGRAMMER or achieving Satori) and would like to take some class(es) to get certification for it, since employers won't hire anyone without proper credentials/certificates, even if they are possibly capable of doing a job. However, since my high school doesn't offer any (not even introductory ones), the only option I have is to go to a nearby community college to take said courses. The only problem is that the classes I want to take have multiple prerequisites which take a while to complete.
tl;dr how do I get into a C++ or other object-oriented prgramming language (Lisp?) course without spending lots of time on intro courses whose criteria I already understand?
I've already read SICP, deleted System32, became an hero, installed UBANTO, etc.
In before elitists sagebomb this thread.
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Anonymous2007-08-24 20:34 ID:06uiS3ja
how do I get into a C++ or other object-oriented prgramming language (Lisp?) course without spending lots of time on intro courses whose criteria I already understand?
Go to some university. If you need to finish high school, do it. You can afford it, and it'll pay off. Also, here's some advice for you, serious and all:
1. Don't learn C++ before learning C. It's like learning how to ride a monocicle before learning to walk. If you go for C++ you'll fail, or have a hard time, or miss important concepts and be clueless about what you're doing.
2. Don't be so excited about object-oriented programming. It's useful, but it's not the panacea of programming. I consider Lisp an object-oriented language, although many would claim it isn't because it doesn't have any of the Java faggotry.
3. Also, C++ is a pretty horrible language. If you want to be properly introduced to modern OOP, learn Python or Smalltalk.
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Anonymous2007-08-24 20:42 ID:bdLRCxWT
C++ is a pretty horrible language
Please elaborate.
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Anonymous2007-08-24 21:11 ID:06uiS3ja
Dangerous, overly complicated (you end up using a subset of its features, which differs from somebody else's and then you have a problem), cumbersome, static, no standard garbage collection (which makes OOP a pain in the ass), no advanced features found in desirable languages.
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Anonymous2007-08-24 21:15 ID:9VP1x3mb
>>4
I agree with this statement. Truly, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a Ctard to achieve Satori. It's even harder for C++ programmers.
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Anonymous2007-08-24 21:22 ID:VTY7jhUy
>>3
Dear lord, you're living in a cave. That's like asking why someone thinks the sun shines.
It's almost self-evident if you've ever used more than one language.
The best way to learn how to code is to work on projects alongside programmers who are better than you. You need to work on something that you personally want or need the end product to work, not just code for the sake of code. So yeah, learn on the job as a peon (which is what you're going to do anyway if you work in the field), or help out in opensource on some program that you really could use.
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Anonymous2011-01-29 21:16
>>1 in before
underage b&
full of niggers
lulz
!!!!1one
C++ and Satori
tl;dr
Lisp Object Oriented
deleted System32
became an hero
UBANTO
in before
>>23
It's a fallacy to judge the entire state of a text board at a given interval of time by looking at a single thread from that period. That being said, I'm rather happy to know that the ``back to /b/ please'' autist hasn't been around forever.