What to learn before C/C++?

I am wanting to learn C/C++ programing language but it is seaming very hard for me so i am woundering if there is another language i chould learn before C/C++ that whould help me learn C/C++ when i get there. I dont know why C/C++ is seaming so hard to me maybe it is becuase i dont know what books or websites to read to learn so if anyone chould shead the light in my direction thanks. Sorry for any spelling mistakes i am not the best speller.
Thanks



SLACKER

Probably a little bit of Java and Perl would help you out before venturing off into C/C++. JMHO :)

At my school they teach us something called "karel++" right before we get into C++. Its a pretty basic language, easy to learn on your own. I guess its just meant to help you get a feel for things.

If learning C is hard, you should just take it slower. this site is pretty good for c.
http://www.cyberdiem.com/vin/learn.html

Hey, also check for similar questions in the forums as there are a lot of good answers already out there.

My personal favorite is Starting Out With C++ by Tony Gaddis .

And a newer favorite of mine is Thinking in C++

You may also try starting with VB for something a little easier.

C is a great first language to learn IMHO. It gives you a very solid base on which to build up further knowledge. I'd say, just get C for Dummies (http://wambooli.com).

Cheers,
cgkanchi

I am gona learn C on a linux machine "Slackware" I was woundering if C for Dummies whould still be good if i am not learning on windows. Thanks


Slacker

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Originally posted here by Spyder32
Probably a little bit of Java and Perl would help you out before venturing off into C/C++. JMHO :)

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Java would definently help but Im not too sure if perl is the best option for someone in the beginning stages of programming. Its better to start with a language that has a strict structure as opposed to Perl which isnt strict at all and has a ton of "special" coding techniques.

Good luck.

Just try to tough it out, once you learn c you can quickly learn php, java, c++, vb, and many others, C is the foundation for most languages, if you've never programmed i'd recommend trying QBASIC, its designed to be a learning tool. I started with Cobol, but cobol is dead :/

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I am gona learn C on a linux machine "Slackware" I was woundering if C for Dummies whould still be good if i am not learning on windows. Thanks

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It'd still be helpful, just not as much. I don't really recommend learning C on *NIX because of the lack of books for beginners that target *NIX systems. I know a lot of people do it that way though, so there's no reason you shouldn't be able to.

Cheers,
cgkanchi

EHU,

Good Day. Learning "C" is like learning any other new language. It will take awhile, however well worth it. Since you are already going to use a *nix machine to learn on, guess what OS was used to invent and implement "C"? It was on the UNIX OS and Dennis Ritchie was the man.

Additionally, one of the best compilers ever made is gcc (IMHO), common to most *nix's distributions. So what should you learn before jumping into "C"? Don't be shy, jump right into it. Learn how your compiler will translate your code that you create into "machine language". Spend some time surfing the net and reading about "C". AO has many great threads with some hot examples of the language in practical use.

Here's your first program you can compile:

#include <stdio.h>

int man(void)
{
printf("AO is Cool!");

return 0;
}


/*Have Fun!*/

I dont wanna make a new form for this but i am gona use gcc as my compiler but how do you use it in a termail i can type it in and it will come up but how you tell it what file to compile and where to compile it to and stuff like that thanks.

the command is as follows:

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gcc [source filename] -o [output filename]

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So if I had a source file called myfile.c and I wanted to make an executable called myfile (and no, it does not need .exe after it :P) I would do

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gcc myfile.c -o myfile

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There are other options that you can specify. If you type "man gcc" you will get something similar to a help page which will explain the syntax of the program and what all the switches for it do.

ac

www.programmingtutorials.com

^^they have some good links at that site.

Just thought I'd add that to the discussion.