Super frustrated trying to learn C++ coming from Java.

[Remixt]

Well, I think I'm screwed guys. I transferred to a new school and got put smack dab in the middle of an intermediate programming class. This wouldn't normally be an issue, but I turned in my first program and got a 50/100 because my code was in Java instead of C++. My professor says any programs turned in written in the "wrong" language will result in a 0 from now on. Apparently they don't learn java at my current school and everyone else only knows C and C++. 

 

Long story short I need to learn C++ extremely fast. I'm in a a mid level class and the lectures are mentioning things I've got no idea about. My professor says that we aren't allowed to use the STL in this class and that resulted in groans, but I don't even know what that means!!! AHHHH

[Mazeman03]

Pay people to do it for you

[Remixt]

I think it would make more sense to talk to the professor about it. If he/she knew you were transferring from another school, I don't understand why they would give you a 50 for the wrong language if they didn't explain that before.

Hes rated very poorly on ratemyprofessor, I'm not really surprised.

[Atmos]

Looks like you'll either need to swap/drop the class or something, unless you can in the next couple weeks learn c++

 

Speak to your professor and explain the situation, perhaps you can work something out.

[Nuluvius]

My professor says that we aren't allowed to use the STL in this class and that resulted in groans...

 

Standard Template Library (STL), take a look at it detailed here.

 

but I don't even know what that means!!! AHHHH

 

Your professor probably wants you to do everything manually. I suspect that this is in order to gain an appreciation for how things work in a fundamental sense i.e. linked lists, queues and so on.

[rockking1379]

Well, I think I'm screwed guys. I transferred to a new school and got put smack dab in the middle of an intermediate programming class. This wouldn't normally be an issue, but I turned in my first program and got a 50/100 because my code was in Java instead of C++. My professor says any programs turned in written in the "wrong" language will result in a 0 from now on. Apparently they don't learn java at my current school and everyone else only knows C and C++. 

 

Long story short I need to learn C++ extremely fast. I'm in a a mid level class and the lectures are mentioning things I've got no idea about. My professor says that we aren't allowed to use the STL in this class and that resulted in groans, but I don't even know what that means!!! AHHHH

so i sort of got dumped into the same situation. only instead of C++ it was C#. however i took a step backward and did the basic OOP class which is done in C++. so far (only been few weeks) i have been doing pretty well. my point here really is consider going back to say CS 2 and start from there. sure it might look weird and feel weird but it will give you a much easier introduction to the languages. or you can attempt to learn C++ as fast as possible and hope for the best. hey maybe that can be a topic for techquickie. @LinusTech yeah? C++ for a techquickie episode. maybe it has already been done. idk. whatever moving on to my other homework. hope you survive school!

[SteveGrabowski0]

The biggest difference in C++ is memory management. In Java the VM handles it but in C++ it's your responsibility, so make sure to write destructors for your classes. In C++ you have pointers which are a lot like references in Java, except that you have to dereference a pointer in C++ to get the data it points to while in Java you automatically dereference. Then C++ has something completely different called references, which don't behave as pointers of Java references. They're just aliases, or other names, for a piece of data. For instance, a lot of times you'll want to pass a data structure by reference to a function so you can modify it. E.g.,

void sort(vector<int>& v){   // code to do the sort}

You also have multiple inhertiance in C++, whereas in Java you could only have a limited form of multiple inheritance where you could implement different interfaces in addition to deriving from one base class, but I doubt you're going to see much of that in a lower division programming course.

[SteveGrabowski0]

C++ Primer by Lippman is my favorite C++ book for anyone who already knows how to program. And you can buy it for $1.99 lol.

 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/c-primer-stanley-b-lippman/1117443574/2672260391563?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP20436&k_clickid=3x20436

[clementk]

When i came from school doing hava for 3 years i whent to collage and got droped into c++ and for me it was not that hard but i would say go on youtube and go look up just the basics on c++ i its a easier language then java for me depending what you want to do ofc gui for c++ is really much wores then java but the basics are easier.

[Giddyguy]

I recommend "Problem Solving with C++" by Walter Savitch. I used it when I took my programming series that was in C++.

[pureGold]

I feel the same way. What has helped me transition from Java was just practicing other than doing homework and mini projects. The more practice I got, the more I got used to a C++ program's structure and its syntax. Eventually I think you will be able to see how Java and C++ are similar, and your grade will increase.

[SysVoid]

Add me on Skype (same name). I am going to learn C++ too, and we can help each other!

 

I have 8 years of prior programming experience, so my experience might make it easier for you.