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From: | "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Musenet@pineight.8m.com> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
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Subject: | Re: Plite of the Newbie, Questions. |
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Date: | Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:10:43 GMT |
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"Thomas Lake" <tlake AT home DOT com> wrote in message news:38437382 DOT 9C577819 AT home DOT com... > Hi all. > > I am a newbie to programming so I am sorry if the following sounds a > little cumbersome, hay you all were newbies at one point to. I am just > starting out with programming and I have learned enough with C to do > some simple programs, things like a very simple address book program and > even then usually one with the guide of tutorials. I was wondering how > much C should I lean before I start with beginner C++ books. Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days recommends not even to learn C first. It mentions some kind of "bad habits." > One of the things I would like to be able to do is move away > from having to use the native DOS environment to display my > programs in. It would be nice if I could create some very simple > GUI's, I mean VERY simple, and not have to rely on the > BASIC /n and /t to position text on the screen. I hope > eventually to be able to program simple games, like Nibbles > from Qbasic, in Allegro or something similar. Need Allegro examples? Try FreePuzzleArena, some of which was ported from my old QBasic games. http://yerricde.tripod.com/binaries/ And Allegro does dialog boxes and forms. Damian Yerrick
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