How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.

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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

> On Aug 13, 10:29 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote:
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.

:D

i shew the last characteristic

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

4. Makes Top-Postings and/or quotes signatures :-)

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
>
> --
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is it such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

--
Thomas
http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
... or appears not the one that "should be",
especially in the case of 'cout << ++i << ++i'.

5. Requests to point to "the best web site
to learn C/C++".

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

Alf P. Steinbach <alfps@start.no> wrote in message...
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.

9. Which to learn first, C or C++. (asked in c.l.c++).
42. What is my error? (no code shown).
293. Subject: HELP! Body: Help me.
307. How to graphic?
309. How to make a major networking app., with threads. (newbie???)
309a. ""... How to open file?
309b. ""...'cout' doesn't work (like 3.).

--
Bob <G> R
POVrookie

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

"BobR" <removeBadBobR@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:Tk3wi.34209$ax1.24314@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> Alf P. Steinbach <alfps@start.no> wrote in message...
>> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
>> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
>> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
>
> 9. Which to learn first, C or C++. (asked in c.l.c++).
> 42. What is my error? (no code shown).
> 293. Subject: HELP! Body: Help me.
> 307. How to graphic?
> 309. How to make a major networking app., with threads. (newbie???)
> 309a. ""... How to open file?
> 309b. ""...'cout' doesn't work (like 3.).

406. What comes after pico?

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

Jim Langston wrote:
> "BobR" <removeBadBobR@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:Tk3wi.34209$ax1.24314@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>>
>> Alf P. Steinbach <alfps@start.no> wrote in message...
>>> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
>>> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
>>> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
>>
>> 9. Which to learn first, C or C++. (asked in c.l.c++).
>> 42. What is my error? (no code shown).
>> 293. Subject: HELP! Body: Help me.
>> 307. How to graphic?
>> 309. How to make a major networking app., with threads. (newbie???)
>> 309a. ""... How to open file?
>> 309b. ""...'cout' doesn't work (like 3.).
>
> 406. What comes after pico?

666. "Hey! Don't criticize my code! If you don't
want to help, just don't respond! Sheesh!"

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

On Aug 13, 10:29 am, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote:
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
>
397. What's the most efficient way to save 0.001 microseconds on
something I haven't even profiled yet?

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:
> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.
>


999.
void main()
{
.... // ... segv somewhere here
}

Can you tell me what the problem is ?


1000.

test.cpp:42 Undefined variable 'i'.
What does this compiler error mean ?

Re: How we recognize newbies as newbies
 

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:

> 1. Invalid "int _tmain", "void main", etc.
> 2. Needless and incorrect "(T) expression"
> 3. Complaints that output doesn't appear.

An inordinate interest in the size of things.




Brian