jack.lupic@canremote.uucp (JACK LUPIC) (06/12/89)
I would like to start doing some programming in "C" but do not
have any previous programming experience (even in Basic).
Can anyone suggest the best route for a beginner to take?
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* QDeLuxe 1.10 #1435 Regards,Jack Lupic,Scarborough,Ontario,CANADAconan@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Robert B Carroll) (06/21/89)
In article <89061907161304@masnet.uucp> jack.lupic@canremote.uucp (JACK LUPIC) writes: > I would like to start doing some programming in "C" but do not > have any previous programming experience (even in Basic). > Can anyone suggest the best route for a beginner to take? A good book to buy would be: "Programming in C" by Stephen Kochan. Better for beginners than Kernighan and Ritchie. -- conan@vax1.acs.udel.edu OR conan@192.5.57.1 CONAN THE BARBARIAN of Cimmeria
tankus@hsi.UUCP (Ed Tankus) (06/21/89)
In article <3863@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> conan@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Robert B Carroll) writes: >In article <89061907161304@masnet.uucp> jack.lupic@canremote.uucp (JACK LUPIC) writes: >> I would like to start doing some programming in "C" but do not >> have any previous programming experience (even in Basic). >> Can anyone suggest the best route for a beginner to take? > >A good book to buy would be: "Programming in C" by Stephen Kochan. >Better for beginners than Kernighan and Ritchie. > > > > >-- >conan@vax1.acs.udel.edu OR conan@192.5.57.1 >CONAN THE BARBARIAN of Cimmeria A new verion by the same author, "Programming in ANSI C", is out. It IS much better then trying to learn via K&R. There are also some C tutorials that run under DOS that are available from various archives. I like the C-tutor package though it is a bit dated and leaves some holes. I have heard that teach-c is also good. I believe both are archived at simtel20 and can be retrieved in a variety of ways. -- Ed Tankus. Net : {uunet,noao,yale}!hsi!tankus -- OR -- tankus@hsi.com Snail: Health Systems Int'l, 100 Broadway, New Haven, CT 06511 Bell : (203) 562-2101 - 6am to 2pm Eastern time.
miken@hpsad.HP.COM (Mike Newell) (06/21/89)
I hope I have my facts straight. I just completed a beginning C class at a local Junior College. We used the book "Learn C" by Microsoft Press. Book includes a "Learn C" complier, most features of Quick C but you can't create executable files. We used "C: A REFERENCE MANUAL" by Harbinson and Steele, Prentice-Hall publishers, when more indepth information was needed. No previous programming experience and you are starting with C? Good luck. ----------------------------------------|-----------------------------| Mike Newell | Hewlett-Packard | miken@hpsad | Signal Analysis Division | (707) 794-4195 | Rohnert Park, CA | ----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
hollen@zeta.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) (06/22/89)
In article <89061907161304@masnet.uucp> jack.lupic@canremote.uucp (JACK LUPIC) writes: > I would like to start doing some programming in "C" but do not > have any previous programming experience (even in Basic). > Can anyone suggest the best route for a beginner to take? I would suggest getting a PC magazine and looking for an ad from the MIX company in Texas who sells POWER C for $19.95. They not only have an excellent compiler package for most uses, but their book is geared for the person who has never programmed in C before and written in a simple straight-forward manner which I am sure can be understood by someone who has never programmed before. It is chocked full of code fragment examples of how to use C in general and their run-time library in particular. They have done an excellent job and I have never seen a better book for a beginner. The book alone is worth the money and you get a compiler thrown in to boot. By the way, be sure to get their debugger. I'm not sure whether you need to pay an extra $19.95 or whether it is part of the compiler package, but it is well worth the extra money. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 seismo!s3sun!megatek!hollen ames!scubed/
christopher.greaves@canremote.uucp (CHRISTOPHER GREAVES) (07/04/89)
JL> I would like to start doing some programming in "C" but do not JL> have any previous programming experience (even in Basic). The lowest-cost entry (in dollars) that I know of is MIX-C - I bought the diskette (compiler & linker) and 430-page book for $19US froma Toronto distributor. Dial (214)-783-6001 or 1-800-333-0330 for the local supplier or check page 283 of BYTE magazine July 1989. cheers ....../chris --- * QDeLuxe 1.10 #1809 PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS
christopher.greaves@canremote.uucp (CHRISTOPHER GREAVES) (07/05/89)
hp>I would suggest getting a PC magazine and looking for an ad from the
hp>MIX company in Texas who sells POWER C for $19.95. They not only have
I agree with your values - I have MIX-C, and while it isn't
perfect, it is the best value-for-money I've seen FOR THE BOOK
ALONE - let alone with the compiler and linker thrown in.
I figure that by the time I've outgrown it, it will have payed
its way ten time over!
In case tje original questioner is reading this:
BYTE magazine February 1989 page 181 has the advertisement.
Phone number is toll-free 1-800-333-0330 and that will supply you
with the name/address of the dealer nearest you.
cheers
....../chris
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