• 1.2: C++ and Java in Industry

      • 1.2.1: Influence of Prevalence of C

        • Jeremy Hansen's "The Rook's Guide to C++" Page

          Read Chapter 1, which discusses the development relationship of C and C++. If you wish, take a look at the table of contents of the full text, which can be found here. Most of the content comes from C, as much of C is included in C++, though C++ adds additional features such as classes and objects.

      • 1.2.2: Java Overview

        • Hobart and William Smith Colleges: David Eck's "Introduction to Programming Using Java" Page

          Read Chapter 1, which describes how a 'system' can solve many types of problems. A 'system' consists of a computer (hardware components that carry out machine language instructions), software (programs written in a programming language, in particular Java), a communications interface (that interconnects the computer to a worldwide network of other computers), and an interface (that enables users to access data from and run programs on many of the computers in the network).

          While the operation of 'the system' applies to many programming languages, this chapter points out features of Java that improve the operation of the 'system', such as device independence via the Java Virtual Machine, OO, reusable class libraries (for user interfacing, event handling), network support, support for other technologies, and suitability for programming other devices.

      • 1.2.3: C++ Overview

        • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: John Guttag's "Introduction to C++" URL

          This article provides an overview of the elements of C++; specifically, the 'C' portion of C++.

          Note how section 2.2 describes tokens as the "minimal chunks of a program". The root goal of programming is solving problems using the 'chunks' of a programming language.  Of course, the chunks must be appropriate for the type of problems to be solved. Generally, smaller chunks are applicable to many types of tasks, but involve more effort; larger chunks involve less effort, but are designed for more specific tasks.

          The following resource addresses 'larger' chunks available in C++.

        • Wikiversity: "C++" Page

          Solving problems with programs is made easier if we can reuse the same or similar solutions that already exist. We do this using the 'chunks' provided by a language, as described in the previous resources. These sections describe the larger 'chunk' features of C++. Larger 'chunks' consist of programming statements used to write a program and to complete programs or portions of programs that reside in libraries.

          The section "Classes and Inheritance" explains and illustrates classes, which enable reuse of large sections of programming code. "Templates" explains and illustrates generic programming using templates. Focus specifically on the Introduction, Function Templates, and Class Templates. It also discusses STL, the standard C++ library. Note that 'list' is a template in C++.