From: mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk (George Foot)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Off-topic programming discussions
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 14:47:06 GMT
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On Sat, 22 Mar 1997 12:20:50 GMT, Deltaman <deltaman AT geocities DOT com>
wrote:

>As a newbie in c programming I get a lot of help by this mailing-list.
>I have also noticed that the 'experienced' people hates all questions
>about simple programming questions.

I'm not sure 'hates' is the right word here; it is sometimes
irritating to see questions on basic C syntax, but it is probably more
annoying to see incorrect responses to such questions :)

These questions should be asked in comp.lang.c, and the asker should
read a good book/tutorial on C first.

>Would it be better if all question of this kind were posted in another
>ML/NG? I use Allegro, and it's quite unique to DJGPP. Would these
>questions
>make sense in another ML? If the header files are different than in
>other
>compiler packages, would my simple c program work with others'
>compilers?

Anything which is specific to DJGPP should be asked here; questions
about programming techniques and style in standard C, for instance,
should be asked in other groups. I don't think anyone minds too much
so long as the question isn't too basic.

>If someone could tell me of a better ML for c programming discussions
>I'd
>gladly quit this one and subscribe to DJGPP-annouce and that one. Or is
>there
>enough intressest to start a group like 'djgpp-programming' or something
>like that.  

I suggest that you continue reading this group even if you decide to
read a general C programming group as well. You'll find a lot of
useful information here, and this is the place to ask DJGPP questions.

-- 
George Foot