Subj : Re: hi there re: Programming books in C,C++ ?
To   : comp.programming
From : gswork
Date : Wed Sep 07 2005 01:42 am


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.
>
> 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!

for C i recommend C: A Modern Approach
http://knking.com/books/c/

for C++ I like the 'Thinking in C++' book already advised

for book reviews to help you choose look at

http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/

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