Programming Book(s)

[Danial Thom]

--- JD Arnold <jdarnold at buddydog.org> wrote:

> Danial Thom wrote:
> > 
> > --- Nicolas Blais <nb_root at videotron.ca>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> On January 2, 2006 04:52 pm, Sean wrote:
> >>> Sean wrote:
> >>>> Looking for recommendations on any Unix
> >> programming books.
> >>>> I have been out of things for a while so I
> >> would put my skill level back
> >>>> to the beginning.
> >>>>
> >>>>             Thanks
> >>>>             Sean
> >>>>
> >>
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> >>> I forgot to mention that I wish to work
> with
> >> C/C++
> >>> 			Thanks again,
> >>> 			Sean
> >> There's a free C++ book which is great : 
> >>
> >
>
http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
> >> You can also buy the hardcopy on Amazon.
> >>
> >> Nicolas
> >>
> > 
> > I'd recommend learning C before C++. In order
> to
> > be an effective unix programmer you must
> master
> > the C language, as you'll have to examine and
> > modify code in C to do anything substantial.
> > Virtually all major programs and kernels are
> 'C'
> > based.
> 
> I think, in general, this is wrong.  And I
> think many "professionals"
> also feel that learning C++ is the way to go. 
> If you just learning, 
> you might as well start with C++. For many good
> reasons, see 
> Stroustrup's answer himself:
> 
> http://public.research.att.com/~bs/learn.html
> 

The concept that skipping the education part of
it because C is too difficult is brilliant. I'll
bet you all the guys at Bell Labs know C though.

The question is, do you want to just write
programs or do you want to be a programmer? If
you buy a coffee table at AKEA and put it
together you're not a carpenter. Just as if you
slap together some C++ library code you're not a
programmer. There is a distinction.

DT


		
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