Sorry for the shitty title, I am exhausted.
So as the title said, I have really shitty instructors. Last semester I spent some time on Pluralsight doing Java lessons because that is what my into to programming course taught. I went about 20 hours into the course lectures on Pluralsight in preparation, but after the entire semester, we never even got to functions which is all of 3 hours into the lessons (if that...)
This semester I am in "Intermediate Programming" which is done in C (not C# or C++) and my instructor is new to teaching, has only ever worked at one company, on one system, and clearly in a limited capacity. She flat out told me today that you cannot make line comments in C and they all must be done in block comments or by putting them in pre process blocks (#if 0...)
Now I have never coded in C, although I did take C++ back in the day and have written quite a bit of C++ code for plc's and such and knew for a fact that isn't true for C++(or really any language I have seen.) So when I tried it in C with a simple Hello World program and gcc compiler with //This is a comment and it worked just fine I just got up and left.
The problem is I am coming up on my Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for Computer Engineering (Or Electrical and Computer Engineering if you prefer) which does have coding sections to it. From what I have gathered from the study guide and people that I have talked to, it is about 70% electrical engineering, 15% math, and 15% coding. The coding will be done in C or C++ depending on which version of the test you get.
So after this long post, my question is if I just refresh my C++ knowledge, will I get rocked if I am expected to code in C, and if so, since Pluralsight only has C++ and C#, is there a reliable place for me to get actual lessons since the one I am paying for sucks?
TDRL:
My Instructors suck;
Can I just pretend C is C++ for the ECE FE exam coding portion if I need to?;
If I cannot do that, where can I find good C lessons?;
Is alcohol a requirement to having adult expectations when going to college as an older student?;
So as the title said, I have really shitty instructors. Last semester I spent some time on Pluralsight doing Java lessons because that is what my into to programming course taught. I went about 20 hours into the course lectures on Pluralsight in preparation, but after the entire semester, we never even got to functions which is all of 3 hours into the lessons (if that...)
This semester I am in "Intermediate Programming" which is done in C (not C# or C++) and my instructor is new to teaching, has only ever worked at one company, on one system, and clearly in a limited capacity. She flat out told me today that you cannot make line comments in C and they all must be done in block comments or by putting them in pre process blocks (#if 0...)
Now I have never coded in C, although I did take C++ back in the day and have written quite a bit of C++ code for plc's and such and knew for a fact that isn't true for C++(or really any language I have seen.) So when I tried it in C with a simple Hello World program and gcc compiler with //This is a comment and it worked just fine I just got up and left.
The problem is I am coming up on my Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for Computer Engineering (Or Electrical and Computer Engineering if you prefer) which does have coding sections to it. From what I have gathered from the study guide and people that I have talked to, it is about 70% electrical engineering, 15% math, and 15% coding. The coding will be done in C or C++ depending on which version of the test you get.
So after this long post, my question is if I just refresh my C++ knowledge, will I get rocked if I am expected to code in C, and if so, since Pluralsight only has C++ and C#, is there a reliable place for me to get actual lessons since the one I am paying for sucks?
TDRL:
My Instructors suck;
Can I just pretend C is C++ for the ECE FE exam coding portion if I need to?;
If I cannot do that, where can I find good C lessons?;
Is alcohol a requirement to having adult expectations when going to college as an older student?;