From:	"Al Dunbar" <Al_Dunbar AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Undertaking a programming journey
Date:	Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:06:03 -0600
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I would recommend "Code Complete" by Steve McConnell if you want to move
from the "fooling around" stage to understanding the process of creating
reliable software. It focuses heavily on coding techniques, but puts coding
per se into context. It also lists a good set of references for related
subjects.

/Al

"Tore Salte" <toresalte AT gmx DOT net> wrote in message
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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
> toresalte(x)gmx.net
> remove (x) to reply!
>
>

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