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What is the maximum character length that a computer name can be when doing an xp install. I have tried to research it but haven't found anything, 10 points for best answer. Thanks.

I recently asked a question on Y! Answers about how people actually feel, you know deep inside, mentally, and most people said they were sad or depressed and not happy with their lives - which I found sad too.

So my question is: With the looming global economic crisis, (recession) is the whole Human race inherently doomed to the inevitability of sadness and despair or is their hope for us yet?

- Your personal opinion.

Do you guys really like us British folk or do you just say you do, to keep us on side?

I have a sneaky suspicion It's the latter. Lol. :)

Lol. If you have a pet, what is its personality like?

Ok, so am I right in saying that the istream and ostream are classes of the iostream header, and their declarations and definitions are stored in the iostream header file. This means they are not strictly part of the C++ standard language?

Please tell me if I'm correct it not and maybe why.

It's personal I know, but how are you doing, I mean really, deep down?

A stream is a bunch of characters that is, over time either sent/generated to/from an IO device. A buffer (which is a block of memory) helps by storing these characters temporarily allowing quicker access to the information, rather than going back and forth between devices.

OR..

I think I read somewhere that a stream is the actual device e.g. a keyboard or window that receives or sends the info.

These statements appear contradictory?? I'm confused, please help me see the light. Thanks.

I'm a beginner somewhat in C++, although I have experience in web-based programming. Would you recommend this book by any chance?

Why does this output an integer value and not a decimal point number. I feel it has something to do with the coupling of arithmetic and variable declaration, can you explain it?

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {

float foo(5/3);

cout<<foo; // Outputs 1

}

How can you assign a variable as having a value of a function??? Here foo has a value of funct()

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

char funct(){

cout<<"Hello world";

}

int main() {

int foo;

foo = funct();

}

Can you please explain this. Thanks????

That the header files in C++ contain the prototypes or the declarations for functions and that the standard library contains the definition of these functions.

Please correct me of I'm wrong. Thanks.

I've read that it is an identifier for statements and expressions, but then how can a #define pre-processor directive be a macro process when you use it for literal declaration as well like: #define PI 3.142;

PS - I'm sorry if I'm making no sense, I started programming in C++ only very recently, basically my question is what is a macro in C++. Thanks :).

For learning C++ comprehensively, for a beginner. Thanks.

Can you give examples of when they would be useful, I mean why can't we just use variables all the time instead.

I'm new to C++. Thanks.

I'm a newbie to C++ (++C ) ;).

- My question is: As I understand it char types are just symbols for number representations used in a character set on a certain device, so can you call them pointers, as they do kind of point to integers, also am I understanding correctly that a char can also be called an int value type?

Just to reiterate I am a newbie. :D

K so I'm pretty adept in web-based programming languages like PHP and JavaScript, but I've recently taken up the system (a generalization I know) based language C++, and I gotta say its.... well difficult, although many principles and concepts are similar, as they are with most languages, when using scripting languages like JavaScript you can pretty easily grasp its structure and syntax model, not so with C++.

So, my question is: do you need to know the concepts (like polymorphism and abstraction etc.) of C++ well to progress as a beginner or can you concentrate on building your knowledge of the language first and then come back to these principles later on?

Thanks guys. :D

First of all this is not meant as an offensive question, and I apologize if you see it that way. It is a general concern I have as I am mixed raced and plan on moving to China, preferably Beijing.

I also acknowledge this is very much a generalization but my thoughts are that China and many other countries surrounding it haven't been exposed to other races or traditions, as much as let's say the UK, which is where I live.

Only serious answers please. Thank you and have a happy new year. :D

I was in my room about 5 minutes ago when SOMEONE!?!?! breathed (inhaled) in my ear.

But NO ONE, absolutely no one was there.

I've also seen orbs in my room before but just convinced myself they must be dust particles or something.

The wierdest thing is that when it happened I wasn't scared just surprised, but now I'm freakin out.

Have you ever had an experience like this???

What the hell should I do?

There is a well 45 feet deep. Every day a caterpillar travels 10 feet up this well, but then slides 5 feet down. How many days will it take for the caterpillar to escape?

Tip: It's not just a simple Maths Q.

- First correct answer wins :p

-How difficult is it?

-How many years would it take the average person to grasp?

Happy a happy Xmas. Thank you.