Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:23:21 -0500 From: "Alex Kelly" <alexkelly@adelphia.net> To: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++ Message-ID: <000e01c3a7e1$a16bc2a0$6400a8c0@desktop> References: <200311102314.hAANEpc25533@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry McAllister" <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: "Alex Kelly" <alexkelly@adelphia.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 6:14 PM Subject: Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++ > > > > I need to buy a book on C or C++ to help me in FreeBSD. > > Which would be better to buy? > > This doesn't answer your C++ part of the question, but you should have > the Kernighan & Ritchie "The C Programming Language" and then > get something like "C A Reference Manual" (Latest edition is 5th I think) > by Harbison and Steele. After that you might look at "C Programming FAQs" > by Steve Summit. Thanks, Jerry. So, it sounds like I should probably tackle C before C++. By the way, I saw the first two books you mentioned in Borders Book Store today while on my lunch break. They must be fairly popular. > > > > I first thought a book on C would be best, because the OS is written in C. But, now I'm not sure because I read that gcc can compile C++ too (so, I'm assuming C++ must get used too). > > > > Does it even matter? > > > > Suggestions? > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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