From:	"Tore Salte" <toresalte AT gmx DOT net>
Newsgroups:	alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.programming
Subject:	Undertaking a programming journey
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Date:	Mon, 9 Oct 2000 23:24:53 +0200
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    OK, I have decided to LEARN programming. Earlier I've fooled around with
lots of things in various languages like BASIC, Turbo Pascal, Java and
C/C++, but I've never made anything real. Now I have decided to learn
programming good enough to be able to make some apps and probably even some
simple games. I am on a tight budget so I am thinking of using DJGPP
probably combined with RSXNT, GNU-Mingwin32, Cygnus or another one of the
free compilers around.
    Being at this stage I have lots of questions and I hope that some of you
might be able to give me some answers. Should I learn the basics in DOS
programming or should I go straight on to mastering Windows? Are there any
good books teaching C/C++ (DOS/Windows) without being connected to any of
the commercial compilers? Can I find something of any use somewhere on the
web?
    Any tips will be greatly appreciated!

Tore Salte
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