From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 7 20:27:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 31CEB16A41F for ; Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:27:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kiffin.gish@planet.nl) Received: from post-23.mail.nl.demon.net (post-23.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D64243D7B for ; Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:27:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kiffin.gish@planet.nl) Received: from gish.demon.nl ([83.160.27.223]:23140 helo=ZGISH) by post-23.mail.nl.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1EvKez-00008q-RZ; Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:27:33 +0000 From: "Kiffin Gish" To: "'JD Arnold'" , Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 21:27:36 +0100 Message-ID: <000201c613c8$cc1ac050$2101a8c0@ZGISH> 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, Build 10.0.6626 In-reply-to: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Cc: Subject: RE: Programming Book(s) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:27:37 -0000 Just finished 'Accelerated C++' as a refresher and can highly recommend it (though it is a bit advanced for a novice). -- Kiffin Rex Gish Gouda, The Netherlands > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of JD Arnold > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 21:25 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Programming Book(s) > > > Danial Thom wrote: > > > > --- Nicolas Blais wrote: > > > >> On January 2, 2006 04:52 pm, Sean wrote: > >>> Sean wrote: > >>>> Looking for recommendations on any Unix > >> programming books. > >>>> I have been out of things for a while so I > >> would put my skill level back > >>>> to the beginning. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> Sean > >>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 forgot to mention that I wish to work with > >> C/C++ > >>> Thanks again, > >>> Sean > >> There's a free C++ book which is great : > >> > > http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html > >> You can also buy the hardcopy on Amazon. > >> > >> Nicolas > >> > > > > I'd recommend learning C before C++. In order to > > be an effective unix programmer you must master > > the C language, as you'll have to examine and > > modify code in C to do anything substantial. > > Virtually all major programs and kernels are 'C' > > based. > > I think, in general, this is wrong. And I think many > "professionals" also feel that learning C++ is the way to go. > If you just learning, > you might as well start with C++. For many good reasons, see > Stroustrup's answer himself: > > http://public.research.att.com/~bs/learn.html > > -- > Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org) > Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD weblog: > http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog/ > > UNIX is user-friendly. It's just a bit picky about who its > friends are. > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >