From: Ellen K. 

I did a four-course series -- 2 courses of C followed by 2 courses of C++. 
The C course, at least the first one, was at the same time something like a
beginning programming class, among other things we learned control
structures etc.  Pointers were I think in the second C course, along with
data structures.   (The linked list was an epiphany
experience for me, OK, I'm a geek.)   Classes came in the C++ course but
I don't remember now whether in the first or second one, but we definitely
did inheritance.   We didn't get to the STL or GUI
development.

I think this was a good way to organize it.   For one thing, you could
see the progression from a struct to a class.   The linked list,
especially the double-linked list, to me was a step along that path,
because the pointers at the ends kind of make the struct more than just a
way to keep different data elements together.

I still think putting GUI in a beginning C++ class is counterproductive.
You can do a GUI much easier in other languages.   The power of C++ lies
elsewhere, the huge thing is the ability to completely control what your
program is doing.   (Of course, that's what makes it dangerous too!)


On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 05:59:54 -0600, "Geo" 
wrote in message :

>Question for all you C++ types
>
>How long did it take you to learn the language? The more I learn about this
>language the more I realize I don't know.
>
>Last week we started learning to code some simple GUI apps, this week we
>jump back to console apps and they introduced us to "classes"
and then next
>week we learn pointers. That seems like a lot of stuff to cover in just 3
>classes.
>
>Geo.
>

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