From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 14 19:56:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A430716A4CE for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:56:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from htlisp8.htldom.com (htlisp8.huntel.net [209.74.232.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BE8543D49 for ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:56:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tgoshinski@huntel.net) Received: from amenra (unverified [209.74.238.101]) by huntel.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.0.9) with ESMTP id ; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:56:03 -0500 From: "Timothy Goshinski" To: "Me" Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:56:02 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20040415023627.8987.qmail@web42005.mail.yahoo.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Beginning C++ in FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 02:56:04 -0000 For beginner level stuff, I personally liked "C++ for Linux in 21 Days" (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0672318954/qid=1081997417/sr= 1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-1388169-2092062?v=glance&s=books). It really helped me get the hang of the gcc compiler, and break some nasty habits I had picked up with Visual Studio 6. I am also very interested to see if anyone has better advanced books that they used. Best Regards, Tim -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Me Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:36 PM To: jason Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beginning C++ in FreeBSD Thanks, I will strongly consider your advice. Tomorrow I'm heading out to barns and noble to pick up some reading. Any good beginner C books you may recommend? thanks for your time every one! Joe --- jason wrote: > Me wrote: > > >Hi, > >I've learn shell scripting and java on my freebsd > box > >since I migrated from winblows 98 a while back. now > >i'm ready to move to a more sophisticated language. > I > >have decided to go with C++. Is there any bigginer > >guides online that you may have run a cross that > would > >help me get started? > > > > > >Joe > > > > > >**** Dont let the bugs in, close the Windows **** > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > >http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > I would suggest C before C++. I took a C class > after tring C++ on my > own. I tought C++ was newer and better. Actually I > found it was only > newer. It has new features and such, just not > better because it was an > extension or expansion to C. I don't use C++ so I > am sure there are > those that would say C++ is better, but I think it > is only better if it > suits the job better. I was told by a friend java > is very close to C++ > so it maybe a smart move, but anyone coming in fresh > I would always > recommend C first. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"