Sam
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As you may know I am currently learning Objective C (which for someone that has once dabbled in C++ many, many years ago has been a bit of a steep learning curve!).
My question though is about Java... If you come from a C background, is Java easy to pick up or it completely different?
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noshua
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IMO once you know the basics and understand a programming language, adapting to suit another isn't much of a big deal. You'll find yourself reading the manual / basics / syntax more than anything
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ed
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Java's a good starting point as it's object orientated. Makes it easier to learn other stuff like Objective C. ANSI C is good to learn as PHP is hugely based on it and C++ is basically an extension on top of it (to name but a few).
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ed
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The Wiring language used for Arduino is C++ with a few APIs stuck into it if you ever felt the need to do a bit of electronics too 
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
Java's a good starting point as it's object orientated. Makes it easier to learn other stuff like Objective C
So does the reverse apply too then, as I'm currently learning Objective-C (including the actual 'C' bit)?
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ed
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Not too sure really. I'm just going off what people who sell Objective C courses say - "you need to learn an OO language before coming on our courses". They list languages like Java and Ruby as good ones.
A friend who did computer science at uni learned Java first year and said it made things very helpful when trying to learn other languages
[Edited on 14-06-2012 by ed]
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