Source codes

September 12, 2006, 00:14

Hi guys

If I wanted to understand a source code, which one is a good(easiest) place to start given i know very little of object orientated engineering?
SHuo

badri1979 · September 12, 2006, 10:05

I would not recommend going through OpenFOAM source as a beginner. It
uses quite a bit of advanced concepts like templating (w, w/o
inheritance) and others. It would be preferable that you start of with a
book for e.g. Barton and Nackman's Scientific C++ book that introduces
the OO concepts well. Then start of with OpenFOAM source.

-Badri

September 12, 2006, 18:53

What about Doxygen, isn't that supposed to help understand the class structure etc?

olwi · September 13, 2006, 09:05

Well... Did Doxygen help you? It's propably useful for someone who already knows OO basics.

I've had some help from the book "C++: The core language" by Gregory Satir and Doug Brown. I have the first edition from 1995, but maybe there's a later edition. It deals with the basics, while deliberately avoiding concepts that would only confuse you.

Why not start having a look at icoFoam, for example, having the user guide and programmers guide nearby. From there maybe you can start exploring.

/Ola

olesen · September 13, 2006, 09:34

If you are looking for a very general intro, you might take a look at
Bruce Eckel's Thinking in C++

/mark

September 12, 2006, 00:14	Hi guys If I wanted to unde	#1
shuo Guest Posts: n/a	Hi guys If I wanted to understand a source code, which one is a good(easiest) place to start given i know very little of object orientated engineering? SHuo

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badri1979 New Member Badri Velamur Asokan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oak Ridge, TN Posts: 7 Rep Power: 17	I would not recommend going through OpenFOAM source as a beginner. It uses quite a bit of advanced concepts like templating (w, w/o inheritance) and others. It would be preferable that you start of with a book for e.g. Barton and Nackman's Scientific C++ book that introduces the OO concepts well. Then start of with OpenFOAM source. -Badri

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shuo Guest Posts: n/a	What about Doxygen, isn't that supposed to help understand the class structure etc?

September 13, 2006, 09:05	Well... Did Doxygen help you?	#4
olwi Member Ola Widlund Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 87 Rep Power: 17	Well... Did Doxygen help you? It's propably useful for someone who already knows OO basics. I've had some help from the book "C++: The core language" by Gregory Satir and Doug Brown. I have the first edition from 1995, but maybe there's a later edition. It deals with the basics, while deliberately avoiding concepts that would only confuse you. Why not start having a look at icoFoam, for example, having the user guide and programmers guide nearby. From there maybe you can start exploring. /Ola

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olesen Senior Member Mark Olesen Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: https://olesenm.github.io/ Posts: 1,714 Rep Power: 40	If you are looking for a very general intro, you might take a look at Bruce Eckel's Thinking in C++ /mark

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