++x is not exactly the same as x++

++x evaluates to the value of x before incrementing it
x++ evaluates to the value of x _after_ incrementing it.

might wanna take a gander at http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/arithmetic.html

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Thanks for the link. I guess what I wanted to say was that both ++x and x++ ends up as x = x + 1

java assignments’ll either make u luv it more or make u regret lovin it @ e start… ve fun doin it i tink u’ll luv it^_^

I totally forgot about how geeked-out I was when I learned the difference between the two, waaaay back in the 90s T_T

Thanks for the Memory Lane trip, though!

It’s all coming back now. In 96/97, my fellow classmates thought that Java would put all other computer languages to rest - ahahahahaha!

::wipes tear from eye::

Ironic how I’ve just made a new entry on Java, although its contents are entirely different from what is being written here.

And ooh, I love Java. Anything to do with programming, I like.

And I sit here, completely clueless.

*vacant stare*

I learned Java briefly back in high school, and was supposed to learn it in depth for the next semester, but I replaced that class with Accounting, hehe! Good luck this term!

Java is cool, and just wait until you get more into the framework! Therein lies the real power to really /do/ things in your day-to-day enterprise coding world. And knowing java gets you an easy pass into the other “curly bracket” languages like C# and whatnot.

Have fun and study hard, the fundamentals you learn here will serve you well for decades to come…

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Thank you, Dan. I’ll do my best!

Woah… That seems hard! I might take that class a couple of semesters from now… So we’ll see… Good luck with it!!

there were java classes back in my high schools days and people would tell me it’s very complicating! I’m kind of comp illiterate. what do you basically do in java? even though it may be tough, you’ll do okay! best of luck!

I’ve read your blog and… I don’t understand a single thing! It’s like reading Spanish Lol! Stop that geekness and shut up about java Hope you’re doing okay!

@_@

*goes off to look for an English dictionary to console herself*

speaking of java, i am planning to take java certification exam. good luck to both of us.

Ya, I vaguely remember that x++ and ++x are different in some way. Guess jer pointed that out. Haha, but then again, I’m crap at java.

It’s good that you’re enjoying it coz I believe that the level of interest also contributes to the ability to do well in a subject. Like Jun Wei said, it will get harder but if you’re able to grasp the subject well and have a solid foundation, it should be no problem.

You could head on down to my lecturer’s (Mr D’s) blog from time to time, he puts up some practice questions for his students. Can ask him questions on java as well.

hey! been a long time since i surfed around. good to see you’re doing fine and all. good luck with your java!

lol, I can’t wait to take java later in life… yeah it looks fun now, but i’ve looked at some manuals, and wow, ok, doesn’t look that much fun anymore ^_^ good luck, nadine!

hahaha Java is fun in the beginning. When you go further into the different models and the recursion and how to to code properly to make it efficient (not just coding) it probably will drive you insane for a while. x_X

java is damn fun to do, like a puzzle. BUT it’s the exams that will drive u insane!

some crazy language…. O___O ganbatte ne

lol… i love your error condition… lol…

ahhh programming! nightmare

OMG. I don’t think I really understood that, but uh, I won’t be taking Java. Not like this town even offers that kind of class, other than C.A.D., which is like, xtremely hard computer classes thingie, I don’t remember what. I do think it offers Java though.

hey naddie, have you been to suntec city recently? i thought i saw u having lunch here a couple of times.

i could be wrong though…