Author Archives: Wayne Cook

Adding File I/O to a C++ Program

Posted on 19 July 2019 by Wayne Cook

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

Posted on 9 December 2018 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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When You Have a Question – A.S.K.

Posted on 25 November 2018 by Wayne Cook

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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What is the purpose of a pointer in programming?

Posted on 28 October 2018 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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Which programming language did you think would be prominent, but turned out to be a complete dud?

Posted on 18 September 2018 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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Make a Choice

Posted on 17 August 2018 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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Abraham Lincoln, Edward Coles, Paul McCartney, and Chris Pratt

Posted on 2 July 2018 by Wayne Cook

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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Be the Author of Your Own Life

Posted on 18 June 2018 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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This Is Me

Posted on 5 May 2018 by Wayne Cook

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?

Posted on 3 December 2017 by Wayne Cook

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 →

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