From: "Paul Ranson" 

Templates are trivial in this case. It's an easier concept than
inheritance, for instance.

What isn't trivial is the vague question.

BTW I think they've had 3 hours on 'classes' not three hours full stop.

Paul

"John Beckett"  wrote
in message news:41a00c58.2841776{at}216.144.1.254...
> Sorry, perhaps my words might have sounded a bit offensive. By way of
> explanation, I had just read your "Agreed" in response to
Paul's comments
> where there was a reference to the use of templates being trivial in this
> case.
>
> John
>
> Gregg N  wrote in message
> news::
>> John Beckett wrote:
>> > That problem really was whacko. I suspect that Paul and Gregg have
>> > totally
>> > forgotten how baffling templates are when you first encounter them.
>> > Years
>> > ago I did some C teaching (in the days before C++), and I know how the
>> > simplest concept can be really hard for someone new.
>>
>> I didn't "totally forget" anything. I said
>>
>>    "If it weren't for the template requirement, I would say
>>    it is a reasonable question for 3 hours of C++ instruction".
>>
>> And it was not because I was "baffled" by templates when I first
>> encountered them, either. They are just not appropriately taught after
>> only 3 hours of instruction.
>>
>> Gregg
>

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