Xref: utzoo comp.object:214 comp.lang.c++:5101 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!sequent!mntgfx!lisch From: lisch@mentor.com (Ray Lischner) Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: Remarks on the Wiener/Pinson Tutorial on C++ at OOPSLA'89 Message-ID: <1989Oct16.165906.8728@mentor.com> Date: 16 Oct 89 16:59:06 GMT References: Distribution: na Organization: Mentor Graphics Corp., Beaverton, OR Lines: 24 In-reply-to: des@orenda.amara.uucp's message of 13 Oct 89 22:11:55 GMT In message , Dr. Uwe Pleban comments on the Wiener/Pinson Tutorial on C++ at OOPSLA'89. I was not there and cannot comment, but I did attend a workshop in September on "Advanced C++ Programming", taught by Jonathan Shopiro, of AT&T Bell Laboratories, at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference. The purpose of the workshop was slightly different: it was more to introduce an experienced C++ programmer to 2.0 features, rather than focusing on OOP in C++. Jonathan presented the material clearly and effectively, answering all of the questions I had about 2.0, its new features, and its differences from 1.2. The workshop included examples (many of which were taken from the iostream and task libraries, so they were real 2.0 examples) of useful ways of dealing with C++, e.g., controlling the order of static initializers, using multiple inheritance, and creating, using, and writing applicators and manipulators. I thought it was an excellent workshop, well worth the $135 my employer paid. I highly recommend checking out the PNW Software Quality Conference workshops in the future. (Next year's will be the last weekend in October, 1990.) -- UUCP: uunet!sequent!mntgfx!lisch