From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Pascal -> C
Date:	Mon, 10 Mar 1997 07:51:01 -0800
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MoD wrote:
> 
> Hi... I'm a programmer finally making the jump from Turbo Pascal to C...
> and was wondering if any of you tht have gone through pascal could think of
> any refernce manuals or anything to help me get into the "c" way of
> thinking. I am actually in the process of d/l'ing djgpp as we speak and
> plan on programming my own game software. I have programmed a couple inside
> of TP7.0 but they were only ANSi-BBS Door games that i made for my BBS and
> never completed. If anyone there knows any good tutorials just let me know

If you are familiar with Pascal, you'll find that C has very similar
programming structure.  However, the syntax is both a lot simpler and a
lot more powerful.  I can't really think of any tutorials specifically
devoted to switching from Pascal to C, but any good C book should be
able to get you started.  I recommend that you pick a book that teaches
plain ANSI C and does not use code samples that are specific to any one
compiler!  My personal recommendation would be The Waite Group's _New C
Primer Plus_, 2nd edition - it's the one I use.

BTW, I believe that you've made a great choice of DJGPP as your first C
compiler.  Just make sure to read the 'readme.1st' file before unzipping
everything.  :)  If you have any difficulties setting it up, you may be
interested in my DJVERIFY diagnostic utility, available in alpha release
from <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/alpha/vrfy033a.zip>.  Because this
utility is in development, feedback is greatly appreciated.

Good luck!

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