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On 30 Jul 1999 02:59:58 GMT, "William Barker"
<Heatherdale@fsbdial.co.uk> wrote:

>I'm not only new to java but also c/c++, first of all do i need to learn
>c++ before learning java, even worst do i need to learn c before learning
>c++, i would obviously prefer to go straight into java but is it going to
>be too difficult not knowing any c/c++ first ?

Absolutely not. In fact, it's probably better that you don't know
C/C++.

>the type of book im looking for must explain the source code examples in
>detail, it also needs to explain arrays, strings, functions, classes, class
>objects, OOP, applets..etc, etc..each one dedicated to it's chapter with
>lots of good solid examples for it to sink in and hopefully not forgotten
>over night / nite.

Java and OOP are two different subjects, and while you can use Java to
assist you in learning OOP, you can't really learn both at the same
time. I'd recommend starting with the Java tutorial that's available
on Sun's web site (www.javasoft.com); that should help get you
familiar with the basic ideas of Java programming, as well as with the
basic ideas of OOP. After that, and assuming you're using JBuilder,
you might take a look at one of the JBuilder-specific books.

For more in-depth info on OOP, _Object Oriented Design With
Application_, by Grady Booch, is a good choice. If you want to really
get into all of the finer details of OOP, try Bertrand Meyer's
_Object-Oriented Software Construction_.

>one last thing is java backward compatible with c++,

No. It's a common misconception that Java is somehow based on C++.
While it's true that Java borrows some syntax from C/C++, the actual
languages bear almost no resemblance to each other.

-Steve