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I've done a little bit of programming in the past, mostly just dabbling.
After a long time of not touching an IDE, I am getting back into it, with Visual Studio. I just threw this quick project together to make sure I remember how to use classes and objects before I start playing with bigger projects.

I would love a quick critique to make sure there arent any glaring poor practices that could develop into bad habbits in the future.

I know the standard way to solve this problem is just time = distance/(velA+velB), but what would the point of using objects be if i didnt have the objects do something and change their status in someway?

What do you think, looks good?

/*



The goal for this practice program is to solve the common math word problem below using classes and objects.

I feel that using iterations rather than the basic math formula to solve, although clearly less efficient, would be more true to thinking in terms of objects.



Train A, traveling X miles per hour (mph), leaves Westford heading toward Eastford, 260 miles away.

At the same time Train B, traveling Y mph, leaves Eastford heading toward Westford.

When do the two trains meet? How far from each city do they meet?



*/



#include "pch.h"

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;



class Train

{

public:

    Train(int, int);

    int getLocation();

    void update();

private:

    int location, velocity;

};



Train::Train(int loc, int vel) //to initialize the train object and set its location and velocity

{

    location = loc;

    velocity = vel;

}



int Train::getLocation() // returns the location of the train object

{

    return location;

}



void Train::update() // updates the train object for one iteration

{

    location += velocity;

}



int main()

{

    int velA, velB, distance; //to take the values from the user input

    int time;   // to keep track of the number of iterations

                // time is declared here so it can be used outside of the for loop





    //input

    cout << "Enter velocity of the train from Westford:n";

    cin >> velA;

    cout << "nnEnter velocity of the train from Eastford:n";

    cin >> velB;

    cout << "nnEnter the distance between Westford and Eastford:n";

    cin >> distance;



    //initialize each train

    Train trainA(0, velA);

    Train trainB(distance, 0 - velB);   //location of trainB is distance because the distance between an x coordinate at 0 and another x coordinate is equal to the second x coordinate

                                        //the velocity of trainB is the negative of velB because it is traveling in the opposite direction of trainA



    //run the sim

    for (time = 0; trainA.getLocation() < trainB.getLocation(); time++)

    {

        trainA.update();

        trainB.update();

    }



    //output

    cout << "nnThe Trains pass eachother after " << time << " hours."

        << "nAt that time, the Westford train is " << trainA.getLocation() << " miles from Westfordn"

        << "and the Eastford train is " << distance - trainB.getLocation() << " miles from Eastford.nn";



    return 0;

}