From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 10 15:23:23 2003 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 8405716A4CE for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:23:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from mta4.adelphia.net (mta4.adelphia.net [68.168.78.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D65143FDD for ; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:23:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alexkelly@adelphia.net) Received: from desktop ([24.52.113.18]) by mta4.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with SMTP id <20031110232323.IROO5780.mta4.adelphia.net@desktop>; Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:23:23 -0500 Message-ID: <000e01c3a7e1$a16bc2a0$6400a8c0@desktop> From: "Alex Kelly" To: "Jerry McAllister" References: <200311102314.hAANEpc25533@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:23:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++ 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: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:23:23 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry McAllister" To: "Alex Kelly" Cc: 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" >