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Do you get all the tools to write a computer program when you apply to ICS or Stratford Career Institute ?

Asked by talljasperman (21916points) November 23rd, 2013
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Or do you have to purchase the computer programs , like Java and C++ on your own? I called them and even they don’t know if computing languages are included.

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PhiNotPi's avatar

By “computer program,” I think you mean programming language. Programming languages are typically free. For example, you can download the Java Development Kit here.

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rexacoracofalipitorius's avatar

If they don’t know that, then you probably don’t want to enroll.

Java is pretty much Java. To my knowledge there are only 3 different implementations out there, and they are all very much alike.

C++ on the other hand, is very divergent among different compilers, and there are a great many of those.

The reason why this matters is that programming instructors will frequently specify a particular implementaton of the language for students to use. That way code is guaranteed to produce the same results for everyone.

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LostInParadise's avatar

If the language being taught is Java or C++ then you can get them for free. Even though there are different versions of C++, the instructors would most likely choose a version that is free.

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