----------------------------------- matt271 Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:02 pm java and c++ ----------------------------------- hi alls i am new to OO programming as i just started comp sci this year i like java cuz its easy, but i want to learn c/c++ one thing i would like to do is write a class in c++ and load it in java and call methods in the c++ class from java is this possible? can somebody point me in the right direction? ty ----------------------------------- rdrake Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:18 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- Why yes, yes it is. Check out the [url=http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jni/]Java Native Interface. Best of luck to you. ----------------------------------- DemonWasp Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:37 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- It's possible - JNI, as rdrake said. The better question is why you would want to do that. There are some use-cases where you literally cannot do something in Java and therefore have to do it in another language (frequently C/C++), but those are pretty rare. You've got me curious now. ----------------------------------- Sniper4Life Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:02 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- hiya :D id like to ask a couple of questions too im an 8th and has taken an interest in computer science :D of course i cant really get classes and things yet (starting a class in september tho :D)...so i was wondering well...where should i start? what should i start off with in computer sciences? like ive looked at alot of stuff and i think id like to do software engineering...and now im wondering...WHAT DO I NOW? like im a super begginer...13 year old... ----------------------------------- DemonWasp Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:15 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- You should probably start with Turing. The download is free, the help is bundled, the error messages are friendly, and there's a community here to help you. Specifically, follow [url=http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=8808]The Turing Tutorial. Moving from Turing to Java is pretty easy (from personal experience). C++ is an unmitigated horrorshow to for learners, so you should probably stay away from that. ----------------------------------- wtd Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:50 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- With all due respect to those who've learned Turing in school... why would anyone in their right mind not constrained by a course's curriculum choose Turing over open alternatives like Python, Scheme, etc? ----------------------------------- DemonWasp Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:13 am RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- Because I haven't looked at the Python tutorials here, so I have no idea whether they're complete / any good. I also don't know Python. Besides, you're probably talking about someone who doesn't know what a command line is, so you have to factor that in. ----------------------------------- Tony Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:27 am Re: RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- what should i start off with in computer sciences? ...someone who doesn't know what a command line is... Sounds like we found an excellent place to start! ----------------------------------- wtd Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:21 am RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- Tony speaks the truth. ----------------------------------- DemonWasp Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:56 am RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- Hmmm...do we have a tutorial for the CLI (particularly on Windows, as that's where I'd assume most of the newbies to be)? ----------------------------------- Sniper4Life Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:21 am Re: java and c++ ----------------------------------- lol ok i know what a command line is and i can make only simple cmd files (like once i made the matrix :D...1s and 0s going down at a set speed...and colour green...with spaces between em...)..using c++ i made that i know basic stuff but thats bout it like i think the most advanced thing i might kno is arrays? srry i didnt explain better earlier...but cus i had to go to sleep :( so i kno basic c++....basic HTML...and ya...just the basics... ----------------------------------- saltpro15 Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:00 am RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- sinper4life, I assume you mean .exe files? and C++ is an excellent language, but probably not the best one to start with, I would recommend Turing or Python to start ----------------------------------- Sniper4Life Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:38 am Re: java and c++ ----------------------------------- no i meant batch files...and k ima start with python...... btw...kno any good sites to start with python? ----------------------------------- saltpro15 Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:06 pm Re: java and c++ ----------------------------------- well [url=http://www.sthurlow.com/python] this is what I read to get started, it's good for beginners ----------------------------------- Sniper4Life Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:58 pm RE:java and c++ ----------------------------------- thanks the tutorials are very "noob" friendly :D should be pretty easy to learn :D thanks saltpro also its very easy to be because i understand all of these things in c++ so its easy to adapt