Java before C++

[TheLastFreeMan]

I'm trying to learn how to use C++, but a friend told me that i would have to learn Java before C++. Do I?

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I'm trying to learn how to use C++, but a friend told me that i would have to learn Java before C++. Do I?

Simple answer is no. But it might help to get a few books or tutoring on C++
The 'C++ for dummies' is a good book
as it includes a simple compiler application to test out your code

If your planning on creating a flashy website, then yes, please do learn Java, on top of HTML

Just so happens that I'm on a course where we have to use C++, we haven't touched on Java code yet, so thats where I got my answer from

 

[TheLastFreeMan]

thanks alot

 

[Pajari]

Java is an excellent language to learn on and, most of the time, a solid way to get things done. It just doesn't work with the Source SDK.

 

[jimmy z]

[The Java Sun website http://java.sun.com has plenty of tutorials and sample code that should help you get started. If your goal is to work with the Source SDK, you will need to learn C++. The good part is that once you learn a programming language, it is easy to learn another language. It's not the language per se that is important, but the type of reasoning that you will need to learn in order to be a good programmer. If you can find a good C++ tutorial, I suggest you give it a shot. If not, you can always learn Java, and once you feel comfortable with it move on to C++.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Java and C++ are similar languages. I learnt C++ before I started learning Java. I'm not so keen on Java, though, because I'm a C++ fanboy.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[theGreenBunny]

I worked with Java before C++. I do think it's easier to get used to programming on Java because it's more lenient in some ways than C++. On the other hand you might as well get used to proper strictness in the first place.