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myke - Sat May 15, 2004 12:07 pm
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somebody on another forum i go to said he mastered C++ at 8...do you think that's possible?(he's 21+ now) and what do you think is the requirements for mastering? knowing more than just the syntax, how to use every function in the C++ header files(not C), where all the functions are?

SuSE - Sat May 15, 2004 2:34 pm
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of course it's possible

but what he probably means is merely that he knew how to program fairly well in C++ (though of course it's possible that he was already the greatest programmer in the world at 8

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Dr Brain - Sat May 15, 2004 3:15 pm
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Programming is mostly a way to think.

Everything else is syntax.

I learned most of the non API stuff in VB at age 10. While I would never program in VB today, that experience helped me to prepare for coding in C and then later Java and C++.

If I learned basic VB at age 10, I'm sure there are plenty of people who learned basic or intermediate C++ programming at age 8. And with that said, there are probably a few who learned more advanced programming at age 8.

k0zy - Sat May 15, 2004 3:29 pm
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First "language" I learned was the one used in dos batchfiles...
I learned basic after that.

But, I too think it's possible to learn c at a very young age.

Bob Dole.. Bob Dole... Bob Dole...... bob dole.... bob... dole....

Cyan~Fire - Sat May 15, 2004 5:43 pm
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Yeah, batch programming all the way! I started batching around 7 or so, actually.

But yes, my first real programming language was VB (a little access macros, then full coding) at age 8.

Mr Ekted - Sat May 15, 2004 10:38 pm
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Dr Brain wrote:

Programming is mostly a way to think.

Everything else is syntax.

Agreed. If you are a good programmer, you can become an expert in any language in a month. Note that 9/10 people who think they are good, don't have L1K.

Cyan~Fire - Sun May 16, 2004 10:03 am
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Ekted wrote:

Note that 9/10 people who think they are good, don't have L1K.

Lol, that reminds me of a friend who thinks he's great in C++. He once sent me the attached code to solve the problem:
A H A H A + T E H E = T A H A W

Mr Ekted - Sun May 16, 2004 10:09 am
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Empty file

Cyan~Fire - Sun May 16, 2004 10:13 am
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Err ok, reuploaded.

Dr Brain - Sun May 16, 2004 10:15 am
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Yup, I've seen people code like that before, but never quite to that extreme.

Anonymous - Sun May 16, 2004 3:01 pm
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Looks like A H A H A - T E H E = T A H A W to me.

Anonymous - Sun May 16, 2004 3:23 pm
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Oops, looked at A - E = W, and H - H = A and just assumed the rest would work.