In article <74566@hydra.gatech.EDU>, collins@emperor.gatech.edu (Tom Collins) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov11.183520.15567@ucc.su.OZ.AU> maxtal@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (John MAX Skaller) writes:
|> > comp.lang.c++ is certainly getting flooded.
|> >
|> > It might be appropriate to have a comp.newuser.c++
|> >group or some other forum to soak up some of the postings
|> >that really have nowhere else to go.
|> >
|> > Any comments?
|>
|> Yes, one fundamental comment.
|>
|> We should partition the group functionally, not on the basis of
|> experience. Choice of platform and operating system is a good
|> method (PC/DOS, etc.). Application area is another possibility.
|> But a major aspect of these newsgroups is the ability to interact
|> with others who know more (or less).
|>
You do have a point there, but a group that contained questions from people new to the language wouldn't prevent other people being interested also, especially those kind enough to answer other peoples questions. What it would do is identify those aspects of the language that people find difficult to grasp. This information could then be fed back into C++ training to improve teaching materials.
