From: "Al Dunbar" Newsgroups: alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.programming Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 21:06:03 -0600 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse AT supernews DOT com Lines: 35 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com 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" wrote in message news:MOqE5.2173$W31 DOT 29870 AT news1 DOT online DOT no... > 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! > >