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echo: nthelp
to: Paul Ranson
from: FirstLast
date: 2004-11-22 11:31:14
subject: Re: C++ for beginners?

From: FirstLast{at}compuserve.com.omit

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:55:25 -0000, "Paul Ranson"
 wrote:
>Templates are trivial in this case. It's an easier concept than inheritance,
>for instance.

Yes - I totally agree.

However, our discussion started when Geo asked whether a certain question
was reasonable after 3 hours tuition on classes including templates. In
that context, saying that templates are trivial is not the whole picture.

BTW I should point out that my statement
> Paul and Gregg have totally forgotten how baffling templates are
> when you first encounter them.
was a compliment. You are obviously extremely familiar with all this stuff.

John

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