Subj : Re: next step...
To   : comp.programming
From : Scott Moore
Date : Mon Aug 08 2005 12:31 pm

Joe Wright wrote:
> thushianthan15@hotmail.com wrote:
> 
>>Hi everyone ,
>>              Currently i am learning C Language. I know basic pointers
>>, arrays ,structures and File handling etc. If i want to be a 'real'
>>programmer , where should i go from here ? Please guide me.
>>
> 
> Real programmers write tools. Things like sed and grep. Write something 
> for yourself that other programmers might like having as well. Find a 
> problem and solve it.
> 

Or just any program. I personally learned to program from writing games,
which can be very complex and use practically everything, including real
time, multitasking, etc.

I stopped programming games after realizing that by the time I got the
game working, it was anticlimactic to play, since I had been using it
in semi-working mode for so long. Tools are more rewarding because they
have a purpose when complete.

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