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Hi Ehx, I figure it's probably easier to learn OO concepts first WITHOUT referring to a partcular language. Specific language may have subtle different definition to a particular OOP term. e.g. a lot of people got confused of the difference between "Interface" and "Inheritance" in Java...

Hi Ehx, Let me try to explain. Class is just the term for a collection of objects. It has attributes and methods that describe its properties and behaviours. Objects are instantiated based on the class definition, i.e. the blue print. Interface in OOP terms is the API that the classes agree...

aftertaf, Thanks for sharing your experience with us. I'm quite happy to see that certs are giving your self-confidence as well as a career advancement. jfp23, Personally I wouldn't think a master degree is going to be much use than certs. I'm not sure about what happens in other areas but in...

jtb, I've been told of what you experienced in the 90's, that's why I would like to confirm this here. But apparantly things have changed and general perceptions are not true any more. I'm sad to hear that certs are no longer a way to get promoted but a way to keep your current position. Life...

Hi, Your comments are all very valuable to me. They are very helpful in setting and correcting my future goals. After confirming that the certificates are of certain value, next step I shall start researching which certs are worth doing for a software developer. Many Thanks, Ed

Woodraith, I see. So one of the main purposes of certs is to get pass the HR people. Hopefully as time passes I'd have the exp, and certainly be getting some certs. Thanks for sharing! Ed

Hello, Thank you for your replies. WishDiak, Yes I'm thinking of going into some large commercial corporations, so hopefully there will be some company policy about employees getting certifications. NickFerrar, So it appears to me that a certification wouldn't be too much use. But there is...

Hello, I'm about to graduate on my Software Engineering degree, and I plan to pursue some certs after graduation. People have been telling (and trying to convince) me that getting certs can guarantee a promotion or a better job with better salaries. I wonder how much truth is in there? Can you...

Hi, Hmm I agree it's slower on XP, but not as slow on my machine. Have you tried adding the -z9 option and tried WinCVS? There are quite a few settings on the CVSNT control panel...not sure if that would make a difference. Cheers, Ed

Hi blackwaterdev, I think you can do this by cvs -z9 checkout -P -d htdocs pollywog Hope this helps, Ed

Hi cigno5e5, That sounds good and thanks for sharing, but wouldn't you have to do it for all the developers who have some newer versions? Cheers, Ed

Hi cigno5e5, Have you tried doing an update first? CVS should be able to handle this kind of situation quite well. Make sure you make a back up of your working directory before doing so, just in case CVS recognises that as a conflict and start merging your files. Hope that helps, Ed

Hi Serbulent, It's complaining about no repository named 'module' found. Perhaps you haven't set up your repository correctly. I suggest the first thing you should do is to try checking out CVSRoot. Since CVSRoot is the admin folder and will always be there, you can easily figure out whether...

Hi, Google should return you tonnes of tutorials. I'd say look for major websites like the ones from Java and MSDN. I find it better to learn OOP independently. It's rather hard to learn C++ and OOP together. You can also look at lecture notes which tend to be short and intuitive. Below is a...

jby1, Yes this is the method that the thread has been saying. I don't think there is a way to get rid of the switch too. Thanks for the neat demo. This thread has been a very nice detailed example of the Strategy pattern. Ed