Subj : Re: hi there re: Programming books in C,C++ ? To : comp.programming From : Chingy Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 03:37 pm Thanks for the reply guys I should check those books. Cheers "Randy" wrote in message news:dfko74$mto$1@joe.rice.edu... > 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 > > -- > Randy Crawford http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rand rand AT rice DOT edu > > "Overstatement sucks." -- William of Ockham .