George Arseneault wrote:
Hey All: Decided to get back into programing to get my mind out of the rut its in. Got an old text book from a friend (C: step by step, printed 1990!) and did man gcc to find out about the compiler. Then, did info gcc to find something I could understand. Overall, it was easier then I thought it would be. I didn't have to use any of the options on gcc and kwrite with highlighting makes the source code much easier to read. (back in '85 it was WordStar and two different compilers to get the executable.) Now the bad news... C, C++, gnu, several variations on the ISO; not to mention all the libraries, etc. And, to top it off, some of the stuff in the book just doesn't work. (A program to demonstrate the various types of integer variables and how to display them with printf(), failed to show any difference with any arguments I could find.) What I'm looking for is any advice on where I can get this info. Preferably free docs and how-to's, since I don't have the cash to buy any books. (Though, I could try the library's inter-branch loan program. My branch has no C books and nothing about computers less than 10 years old.) All help will be appreciated. Many Thanks George
<< http://mindview.net/ >> has a great collection of programming books. ALL FREE to download, though when you get rich selling your GPLed code, you can buy a paper version.
Regards, John
