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Beginning C written by Ivor Horton is an outstanding book for anyone wishing to learn/review the C programming language. I read lots of tutorials over C and was lost but i read this book and I obsorbed it. Horton does a really great job teaching a widely used language and having fun along the way.
The website for the folk who wrote it is www.wrox.com and the book as of when i bought it is in its 2nd edition.
If you want to learn C and couldn't grasp it before try this book. Did wonders for me!
Beginning C written by Ivor Horton is an outstanding book for anyone wishing to learn/review the C programming language. I read lots of tutorials over C and was lost but i read this book and I obsorbed it. Horton does a really great job teaching a widely used language and having fun along the way.
The website for the folk who wrote it is www.wrox.com and the book as of when i bought it is in its 2nd edition.
If you want to learn C and couldn't grasp it before try this book. Did wonders for me!
But why learn C when C# and the .Net is the up and coming language of choice? ;)
But why learn C when C# and the .Net is the up and coming language of choice? ;)
Because C is the basis for all of those languages! If you learn the foundation then you can easily add all those language to you building. ok, ok so i'm not good at Metaphors but you get the idea.Quote:
Originally posted here by cha_chi
But why learn C when C# and the .Net is the up and coming language of choice? ;)
Because C is the basis for all of those languages! If you learn the foundation then you can easily add all those language to you building. ok, ok so i'm not good at Metaphors but you get the idea.Quote:
Originally posted here by cha_chi
But why learn C when C# and the .Net is the up and coming language of choice? ;)
Screw C# and .Net. Thanks for the review, rasem.
Screw C# and .Net. Thanks for the review, rasem.
C# and .NET are too limited in their capabilities to become serious programming languages. I tend to stick with C and Assembly (yes, i know...i'm a masochist). I'l have to check that book out sometime. If you want anyother recommendations, feel free to ask.
C# and .NET are too limited in their capabilities to become serious programming languages. I tend to stick with C and Assembly (yes, i know...i'm a masochist). I'l have to check that book out sometime. If you want anyother recommendations, feel free to ask.
i'm with Jehnny, it'll be a cold cold day before i pick up a book on c#
i had a book by Ivor Horton on java, i thought it was extreamly hard to follow, and i wasn't a complete java newb....i had already taken 2 semesters of java programming. i hope his takes on c are simpiler then they are on java.
i'm with Jehnny, it'll be a cold cold day before i pick up a book on c#
i had a book by Ivor Horton on java, i thought it was extreamly hard to follow, and i wasn't a complete java newb....i had already taken 2 semesters of java programming. i hope his takes on c are simpiler then they are on java.
I know much of the AO community is pro-linux, and I'm not against that. But there's no need to shun MS's .NET language set. I am not very familiar with C#, I admit, but I am very familiar with Visual Basic. It is a very easy programming language for almost any techie to learn, and yes it is limited. But it isn't supposed to be a 'do-all' environment. It's 'Rapid Application Development', and with .NET, we have a Common Language Interface--every line of code you type in Visual Basic.NET and any other of the .NET's has the same finished code. And with ASP.NET, web sites can now have quickly generated dynamic content that isn't a tedious process to set up.
The fact is, when you need an application made quickly for a standard (ok, monopolized) OS, .NET is now the way to go. Go to monster.com and look at the jobs available--what I've found is a large need for .NET programmers and other Rapid Application Development programmers. I will go where the money goes, and right now it's with Microsoft. I support the linux purpose, but I am not going to make half the money doing programming just because it's for a good cause. Money talks, and I'm juman. So shoot me.
/me prepares for the onslaught of flames
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Oh, and nice review, but please try to review your post at least a little to check for spelling... not that my posts are perfect, no ones' posts are. But when you're purposely writing something as advice for others, be considerate. Several techies are picky.
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I know much of the AO community is pro-linux, and I'm not against that. But there's no need to shun MS's .NET language set. I am not very familiar with C#, I admit, but I am very familiar with Visual Basic. It is a very easy programming language for almost any techie to learn, and yes it is limited. But it isn't supposed to be a 'do-all' environment. It's 'Rapid Application Development', and with .NET, we have a Common Language Interface--every line of code you type in Visual Basic.NET and any other of the .NET's has the same finished code. And with ASP.NET, web sites can now have quickly generated dynamic content that isn't a tedious process to set up.
The fact is, when you need an application made quickly for a standard (ok, monopolized) OS, .NET is now the way to go. Go to monster.com and look at the jobs available--what I've found is a large need for .NET programmers and other Rapid Application Development programmers. I will go where the money goes, and right now it's with Microsoft. I support the linux purpose, but I am not going to make half the money doing programming just because it's for a good cause. Money talks, and I'm juman. So shoot me.
/me prepares for the onslaught of flames
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Oh, and nice review, but please try to review your post at least a little to check for spelling... not that my posts are perfect, no ones' posts are. But when you're purposely writing something as advice for others, be considerate. Several techies are picky.
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When did C# and .NET start becoming the standard on linux :-)
When did C# and .NET start becoming the standard on linux :-)
Please, read everything before you post. Of course they're not becoming standard for linux. They probably never will. But they're becoming the standard for only the most popular desktop operating system. And that's where the money lies.
Please, read everything before you post. Of course they're not becoming standard for linux. They probably never will. But they're becoming the standard for only the most popular desktop operating system. And that's where the money lies.
Who said anything about money b eing a factor? I'd learn C if you are into unix or linux.
Who said anything about money b eing a factor? I'd learn C if you are into unix or linux.
Did i hear C# and .net , kick them.Why go for m$ things when other beatiful languages like C are available.
Did i hear C# and .net , kick them.Why go for m$ things when other beatiful languages like C are available.
if you plan to be a successful programmer (making the big bucks) then limiting yourself to visual basic and c# is not a great plan. all the hype about this .net stuff will calm down after a few years, just like the hype with java did, and .net will fall into it's little nitch, just like java did.
if you really plan to "go where the money is" then you better learn some more established languages (like c/c++), because even if you don't wind up being a c programmer, the concepts in c will be used in future languages for many years to come.
if you plan to be a successful programmer (making the big bucks) then limiting yourself to visual basic and c# is not a great plan. all the hype about this .net stuff will calm down after a few years, just like the hype with java did, and .net will fall into it's little nitch, just like java did.
if you really plan to "go where the money is" then you better learn some more established languages (like c/c++), because even if you don't wind up being a c programmer, the concepts in c will be used in future languages for many years to come.