Subj : Re: hi there re: Programming books in C,C++ ?
To   : comp.programming
From : Randy
Date : Tue Sep 06 2005 02:47 pm

Chingy wrote:
> 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.
....

Skip C.  Learn it eventually, but only as needed.  It's a poor model for
 a modern programming language.  (But it's still *my* favorite language.)

If you want to master C++, take a look at Brucke Eckel's two books:

Thinking in C++:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0139798099/qid=1126031866/sr=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-9281265-4790206?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Thinking in C++ Volume 2:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0130353132/qid=1126031866/sr=8-4/ref=pd_bbs_4/103-9281265-4790206?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

After that, check out C++ Templates: The Complete Guide:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201734842/ref=pd_sim_4/103-9281265-4790206?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

The 1500 pages therein ought to cover most of the fundamentals...

    Randy

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