This is my first post so go easy on me. I'm mainly a COBOL programmer, but I have done some OOP in SQLWindows yuk. I want/need to learn
Java because the University I work for is moving slowly, very slowly, in that direction and I want to get a head start. I have taken beginning and advanced C++ classes, but I have no real-life experience with it. I have also done some VB 6 coding, but not for hire. That said, I am a little confused about the nick picking I got over the first assignment.
In my code I used:
System.out.print( args[0] + " ") ;
and was nitpicked becuase I was dereferencing the array and concatenating the space 100 times. Though I will admit I didn't think about the derefernecing and cacatenation issue, I was under the impression to make the code as simple as possible. No biggy, just seems like I got nitpicked for the sake of nitpicking.
Also, before I signed onto the ranch for the abuse I perused the site and I remmeber a link to a post with a reply from
Paul Wheaton concerning the Style Guide. In the post the person had given his opinion on several issue regarding the Style Guide and Paul had given an indepth reponse to each issue rased. Could someone tell me where I can find that link/post. I thought it was in the common mistake link on Assignment 1, but I didn't see it there.
One last thing, before a person attempts getting Java certified how much of the Cattle Drive should they complete?
richard.