Re: Java starting point

["Todd Chaffee" <tchaffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Al,

Learning C to learn Java was probably good advice when there weren't that
many Java resources but these days I would actually avoid C altogether as
there are many good books on learning Java.  Java and C are similar but one
of the reasons for Java's popularity is the absence of some of the things
that make C or C++ programming especially frustrating.  For example,
pointers and multiple inheritance cause much confusion and bad code in the
C, C++ languages so Java intentionally doesn't have either of these.
For info about Java on the AS/400 check out IBMs redbooks:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com


Hope this helps.

-Todd Chaffee
Arkay Computer Consultants
(201) 847-9798

-----Original Message-----
From: Don <dr2@cssas400.com>
To: Al Hurst <hurst@us.yfu.org>
Cc: java400-L@midrange.com <java400-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, August 16, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Java starting point


>
>
>Al,
>that's a good question.  From what I'm told, the best way is to learn or
>get a decent knowledge base in C first.  So, from that angle check your
>local community college or checkout the C in 21 Days types of books..Also
>Viagraphics has a really nice set of video's on both C and JAVA...checkout
>www.viagrafix.com.   Caveat:  don't expect any video or book to make you a
>ace programmer as that only  comes with time and lots of Zantac, but they
>do a really decent job of getting your feet wet and giving you a working
>vocabulary...
>
>Don
>
>On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Al Hurst wrote:
>
>> I work for an organization that has an AS/400 and we have used ILE RPG
>> for all of our programming needs.  Now, we want to use new technologies
>> such as Java to maximize the investment in our AS/400.  Can anyone tell
>> me where the best place to start would be to write Java on the AS/400?
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