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Author Archives: Wayne Cook
Adding File I/O to a C++ Program
We have already covered console reads from the keyboard and writes to the display using cin and cout. If you do not know how to use cin and cout, please review it before proceeding. ifstream is for an input file … Continue reading
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Be Our Best
What is important to each of us? What do we want to do with our lives and for what do we want to be remembered when we leave this world? I want to live as long and as healthy as … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Becoming, Do, Fulfilling Life, Goals, older Americans, Planning, Self-Worth, Uncategorized
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When You Have a Question – A.S.K.
When you have a question, always Actively Seek Knowledge. I teach high school and community college computer courses. I enjoy seeing students comprehend new material. I always tell my students to ask questions. I do not mind interruptions on relevant … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Becoming, Choose, positive attitude, Wisely
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What is the purpose of a pointer in programming?
The full question ended with: “Why not access the variable directly?” It depends on what you mean by “access the variable directly.” In Algol derived languages (like C, C#, C++, Pascal, Ada), the way to access a variable directly is … Continue reading
Posted in Ada, Algol, C, C#, C++, FORTRAN, Java, Pascal, Software
Tagged pass by pointer, pass by reference, software, software engineering
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Which programming language did you think would be prominent, but turned out to be a complete dud?
Wayne Cook, Certified Scrum Master After reading John Dougherty’s answer on Quora, I was tempted not to answer. But, that was only a fleeting thought. It is hard to limit it to just one language. I was originally thinking of … Continue reading
Make a Choice
When we are young, we too often think that life will go on forever. It will not. People age. We each have choices we are given once. Keeping our options open only means we are making a choice. And often, … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Becoming, Do, Fulfilling Life, Goals, Health and Wellness, Mentor, Planning, Self-Worth, Serving, Uncategorized
Tagged abundance, attitude, Choose, knowledge, Learning, Life Choice, Opportunity, People, positive attitude, Self-Worth, what do I do now
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Abraham Lincoln, Edward Coles, Paul McCartney, and Chris Pratt
This may be an unusual collection of people, but by the end of the article, I hope I have tied the four together. I have been thinking about the best path to the future for me. I love teaching and … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Become, Choose, Gratitude, knowledge, Learning, positive attitude
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Be the Author of Your Own Life
We are the author of our own lives. How will we live to our fullest? None of us knows what is going to happen in the future. We may plan and we may have a good idea especially if we … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Becoming, Do, Financial Health, Fulfilling Life, Goals, Health and Wellness, I Am, Mentor, Network Marketing, Planning, Self-Worth, Serving, Thinking
Tagged abundance, attitude, Becoming, Choose, Gratitude, health and wellness, knowledge, Learning, Opportunity, positive attitude, Prosperity, Self-Worth, Service
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This Is Me
This has been an awesome year. I really enjoy teaching. It is such a blessing to watch students grow and understand new concepts. When given a chance, everyone wants to learn something new and to be the best person each … Continue reading
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Should I learn how to code or learn another language?
I have been working with software development since I was a junior in high school. I have used at least twenty-five languages for various projects. I can take my coding skills from language to language (at least in groups of … Continue reading
Posted in Code Reviews, Computers, Software
Tagged careers, Choose, Computers, Education, Learning, Opportunity, software, software engineering
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