From: jtaylor AT mail DOT spherenet DOT com ("Jim Taylor") Subject: Re: newbie 15 Nov 1996 07:47:08 -0800 Sender: daemon AT cygnus DOT com Approved: cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <199611151418.JAA24170.cygnus.gnu-win32@station1.spherenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Comments: Authenticated sender is Original-To: raucd AT sk DOT sympatico DOT ca Original-CC: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.42a) Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Hello, I am also a newbie, and am having trouble orienting myself into just how to utilize GNU as a compiler for Windows programs. Basically, I want to utilize it to compile C++ programs for an "almost free" C++ course I am taking via the internet. I intend to buy the Borland C++ 4.5 or 5.x (whatever) at the end of the month (If I can get a deal on it.) but this GNU concept intrigues me so I will continue trying to understand it as well. I have not found any "Free" books on using C++ but something you might want to take a look at is the following; ZD-NET, (Ziff Davis Publishing), the people who publish computing magazines such as Windows Magazine, Computer Shopper, and at least a dozen other computer magazine has started something entirely NEW in using the Internet for teaching Computer related courses. IT IS FREE UNTIL JANUARY OF 1997. After that it is only $4.95 a month, which is almost free, to my way of thinking. The GNU compiler works marvelously, (so far) for the programming examples so that area is covered. Right now ZDU (ZD-Net's "ZD 'University' " are offering a course on C++ from scratch, via the internet and it has just this week re-started as they are working the bugs out of the server, and if you hurry, you can probably en role. The URL for ZDU is the following; http://www.zdu.com/ give it a click and see what you think. The course uses a book that is available in DOWNLOAD form for $19.95, which again is quite reasonable. The title of the book is "TEACH YOURSELF C++ IN 21 DAYS", by Jesse Liberty. Mr Liberty is also the instructor of the course. As the course will probably be over by January, if you enrolled right now, you would end up with a free course. You should also check out Collin Peters' site; Minimalist GNU-Win32 at: http://www.fu.is.saga-u.ac.jp/~colin/mingw32.html for tips on using GNU in an easier form. I haven't managed to set it up the way he explains yet, but I am working on it. If you do find some free literature on C++ I would be interested in hearing from you. Also, if you have set GNU up on Win95 I would be interested in the details of how you did it. (I'm not quite satisfied that I've got mine set up the best way yet.) Regards Jim Taylor - jtaylor AT spherenet DOT com > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 21:37:50 -0600 > From: Darren Rauckman > Reply-to: raucd AT sk DOT sympatico DOT ca > To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com > Subject: newbie > i am new to programming, and i was wondering if this is the > right program to start with. Where can you find free books and > stuff that tell you how to program with c++ any information > would be appreciated > > raucd AT sk DOT sympatico DOT ca > ... > ... -- jtaylor AT spherenet DOT com - For help on using this list, send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".