c++ -> Java

Visage · 9 Feb 2006 at 09:50

Hi guys,

can anyone recommend any decent books for c++ developers who are looking to migrate to Java?

i.e low on OO theory/design and high on syntax and differences between the two...

All the Java books i've seen spend chapter after chapter going on about OO....

happytechie · 9 Feb 2006 at 11:50

just use the references on java.sun.com. The O'Reily refence books are pretty good iirc but I rarely open mine now and just use a combination of google searching and the API docs.

the API is huge compared to stdlib in C++ but well documented and all on line.

You'll miss the power of pointers

HT

Visage · 9 Feb 2006 at 13:44

happytechie said:
You'll miss the power of pointers

HT

Thats what i'm most afraid of.....

NathanE · 9 Feb 2006 at 14:21

You still have object references. But if you're looking to do pointer arithmetic then it's game over

There are better, more OO ways, to achieve the same goal as pointer arithmetic however.