Sorry mate, but for beginners, Shildt's book is not the best... it's really good as a quick reference, for it's clear and covers a lot of stuff, but it's by no means easy for beginners... here you have a list of places where you can find online books http://sudhirmangla.i6networks.com/personal/Free_Books.htm the best book I've seen so far is "how to think like a computer scientist", which is available for python, java, C++ and logo(???) the main site for the book is http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCS/ norton --- QVIDQVID LATINE DICTVM SIT ALTVM VIDETVR. On Sat, 8 May 2004, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 08 May 2004 06:27, Trevor McNamara wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I am unsure if this is the correct post for this sort of question. > > If not can someone please direct me in the right direction? > > > >I was wondering if anyone would know anywhere that I can download a > >guide for an INTRO to C programming, As I would like to know C, then > > I can understand some of the source code for UNX/LINUX? > > > >I have done a little bit of VB programming but nothing in C. > > > >Any help on this would be great. > > > >Thanks. > > I think most of what I have came from the bookstores. I've got > probably 500+ dollars in so-called C textbooks on the shelf right > now. > > Start with the one from Herbert Schildt, then fill in the gaps with > whatever pulls your trigger standing in front of the rack at Barnes & > Noble etc. The first purchase should also include a copy of K&R #2. > It should be used as the argument settler in case of confusion. > Everything else is just so much, often way more verbose, frosting on > the cake. > > I looked at some VB code the other night that a friend was working on. > Quite a lot being done in 100 lines of code, but I've never seen such > a batch of spagetti in my life. Crap used but not pre-defined all > over the place. Half an hour of talking about it to Jim and I had a > headache. That stuff could convert a well trained programmer into a > blithering idiot. Scarey. > > -- > Cheers, Gene > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > 99.22% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly > Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message > by Gene Heskett are: > Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
