Subj : hi there re: Programming books in C,C++ ?
To   : comp.programming
From : Chingy
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 04:36 am

Hi there

I am computer power user and my  hobby is to get all the knowledge I can 
possibbly  get  to learn something I am interested in..

I have obtained, CCNA,MCSE(win2000) from self study and now I wanna move 
onto programming, so which programming language I should learn as an 
absolute beginner. I mainly intrested in C and C++ I heard/read from 
different forums on the internet that these 2 languages are very powerfull.

My main goal is to learn the fundamentals and then on my own pace move 
forward in game development/programming.

Some people say C++ is based on C, so should I learn C first before C++ or 
jumping directly to C++ is worth it? Remember I am a Beginner! with no 
previous programming background.

Which book should I get, I tried searching Amazon.com but there are 100's of 
books on this and I am confused to choose whats good for me.

Enrolling in school would be a good idea but I am only doing this for my 
hobby(not as a career) so thats not an option for now anyway!


Cheers

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