Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 01:05:16 -0500 (EST) From: "Mike A. Harris" Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" To: Master of Zoul cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Learning C/C++ In-Reply-To: <32E43A37.3353@usa.net> Message-ID: Organization: Your mom. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, Master of Zoul wrote: > OK... dumb question... :) Granted. > Is their anywhere that I can learn C/C++, without going threw 1000 pages > of nothing but math functions, and all that stuff... Yes. You can learn C without ever using the math library. I have been programming for quite some time now, and have only needed floating point math routines for a couple of electronics related programs that I wrote. Mostly just ints. Depends on what you are doing though. > I realize that stuff is important.. but I would like to learn and > program in C/C++ as soon as I possibly could... Well there are many books out there that teach you how to do exactly just that. You can't however pick up any language and just start programming a game like Quake. You have to learn the fundamentals first, then program whatever you like. Just learn the things you need piece by piece. I definately recommend picking up at least 2 books on C and another on assembly though. > I mean.. is their any special books, or WWW sites, or even courses that > I could read/take? Many books are available. Read the DJGPP FAQ and consult some of the programming newsgroups. As for www sites: http://www.x86.org http://www.oulu.fi I could have spelled one of those wrong but if I did then someone will correct me. > Plz help me... I am a lazy foo! who doesn't like to read alot.. but I Well, to read is to learn. If you don't read, you wont learn. It doesn't matter if you read help files, FAQ's, RFC's, tech docs, books, manuals, tutorials, or whatever, but you *WILL* have to read if you want to learn how to program. Simple. > love to program.. and I lvoe my computer.. and I would love to be able > to program in C/C++ ASAP! :) You'll have to learn C sufficiently before you even think of C++, however C is easy to learn if you have a couple books and some time to invest. If you've got any programming experience in BASIC or any other languages then you'll be fairly comfortable with C within 2 - 4 weeks. If not, then it may take a while. Nothing comes for free however. Mike A. Harris - Computer Consultant http://www3.sympatico.ca/mharris My dynamic address: http://www3.sympatico.ca/mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT sympatico DOT ca mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca DJGPP: Free 32 bit DOS C compiler.