C++ and programming

[George Gambill]

Aaron,

Years ago, before object-oriented programming, we had something called
"Structured Code".  Some called it procedural code.

Actually, it was a re-introduction of techniques we used in machine language
days because we couldn't survive without them.

The rules were very simple:

Lots of small routines (we called them subroutines) doing only one thing
(well... maybe a few things).

No routine was to be more than 25 lines (yea right).  (our CRTs displayed 25
lines)

Actually, object-oriented code tends to encourage structured cods.  It's
just that the "sub routines" are attached to objects.

Look for old books about the structured programming revolution by Ed
Yourdon, Tom DeMarco, Larry Constantine, or Chris Gane and Trish Sarson.

My training was from the Yourdon school.  Therefore, I'm more familiar with
Ed Yourdon's writings.  But, I understand the others are equally good.

Hope this helps

-----Original Message-----
From: "Aaron Cordova" <basicasm@hotmail.com>
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: C++ and programming
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 11:17:39 +0000
Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us


I switched from M$ Windows to linux thinking I would sorta be forced to 
learn more programming. I have had two college classed in C++ but I have yet

to learn how to really "Code" not once in either classes was any serious 
application programming taught. I need to learn to program desperately. But 
trying to sit down and page through code is very very boring. When I'm 
debugging I can spend hours in front of the terminal, same with trying to 
hack one of my friends programs. But whenever I try to hack/figure out, a 
complex app I get frustrated because right off the bat the code gets very 
advanced or is commented in a way only a guru would understand.
I have read a few c++ books but they are almost all the same, covering the 
same thing over and over. Can someone recomend a book or a method to help me

to break out of newbie code? I would greatly appreciate it.