On 04-08-97 Kevin Sheetz wrote to All... 
 
 KS> What the heck is object orientated programing? What the heck is the 
 KS> differnce between C and C++?  Can anyone explain in English? 
 
 While I'm just learning how to use C++ myself and am by no means an 
 expert on the subject.  I have started to make some headway in my 
 basic understanding of C++.  Here's what I have learned so far... 
 
 Correct any of this if it is wrong please. 
 
 "Object Oriented Programming" is mostly hype first of all.  I have 
 never seen a clear definition of object oriented programming.  If it 
 was a tangible thing I think somebody would be able to provide a basic 
 description of it.  As far as I can tell it is simply a way of protecting 
 data by making sure that only code within  an "object" can access the 
 data that is within the same "object".  I'm sure there are other features 
 that I'm missing but as nobody seems willing to volunteer anything other 
 than, "What's object oriented programming?  That's a very complex 
 question." I'll stick with the above. 
 
 Classes are the basic building blocks of C++ programs just as functions 
 are the basic building blocks of C programs. 
 
 Classes are just like structs EXCEPT classes can contain code as well as 
 data. 
 
 You can de/allocate classes just as you can de/allocate structs. 
 
 If you understand classes, you understand alot of C++. 
  
 
*Black Holes happened when God divided by Zero 
  
blm
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