Re: Java applets -Reply

Rich Brearley wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have a good source book to learn Java for RPG programmers.  I 
>have Learning
> Java in 21 Days by Sams.net Publishing but find it confusing because it 
>refers a lot to C and I
> don't know C.  Is there a book out there that refers to RPG?

As most languages throughout the years have been derived
from C or have their roots there (Java, SmallTalk, C++)
it might make sense for you to at least get a book on C
and learn a little.  Back several years, I remember books
like "C for Fortran Programmers" and "C for RPG Programmers",
etc.  It might be easy for you to find one of these books
to help you understand how these languages are structured
and work so that when you have to program in anything other
than RPG, you will understand what is going on.  For example,
I have used SCHEME, LISP, Prolog, Pascal plus many other
languages to program, but have not used them in awhile.  The
benefit was that I can pick up a "programming language" and
feel confident that I can learn that language.  BTW, I am
NOT a programmer, but an Engineer by trade.

I know this is not what you *really* wanted to know, but
learning other languages *can* and *do* help.

-Bob-
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