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C/C++ > Getting started !?

#4868 - Juradan - Sun Apr 13, 2003 7:26 pm

Hi!

I am a super newbie.
I know exactly nothing about programming, using c++.
So, what would be the best tutorial, book or ebook to start with ?

Thanks!

#4869 - Daikath - Sun Apr 13, 2003 7:37 pm

Those 'Learn C in 24 Hours" books are pretty good.
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#4898 - Juradan - Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:06 am

24 hours ??
Thats damn fast!! ;-)
Are you sure these books are good ?

#4900 - Daikath - Mon Apr 14, 2003 11:06 am

Heh, thats just C :). There is a difference between learning a programming language and learning how to program. To know how it works is different then to know how to use it ;).
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#4979 - Juradan - Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:52 pm

So, in this book is described, what specific command lines do?
If so, this is, in my oppinion, a good start, because thats the thing I wanted to know first!

#4993 - darkcloud - Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:25 pm

You could also try http://www.codewarrioru.com/

They have a lot of good tutorials on various languages.
You have to register, but it doesn't take long, and it's free.

I learned a good majority of the C and C++ languages from this site.

And if you are going to learn C, one book you should probably pick up is
The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan. It's a small, but in-depth book that give you all you need to know about the C language.
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#5033 - sgeos - Thu Apr 17, 2003 11:20 pm

See tepples FAQ in the Beginners' forum, it address where to start.

I found the comp.lang.c faq quite useful when I first started. I'll still go back an look at it if I need to. The book I learned from is

Practical C Prgramming
By Steve Oualline
Published by O'Reilly
ISBN 1-56592-306-5

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