Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From:	fredex AT fcshome DOT stoneham DOT ma DOT us (Fred Smith)
Subject:	Re: How do you use DJGPP
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Date:	Sat, 26 Jul 1997 20:41:53 GMT
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Michor Lu (juk AT gem DOT co DOT za) wrote:
:  Hi
: I don't have a clue to what's going on in DJGPP. Please help. I don't know
: the C/C++ programming language. Please Help.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Well, first of all it's TWO LANGUAGES, not one. C and C++ are two 
distinct languages which happen to LOOK a lot alike and have some
fair number of features in common, but which are nevertheless QUITE
different.

If your difficulty is with the compiler, definitely DO read the
readme.1st file and the FAQ files, available on all fine djgpp archive
sites. Do not skip through them,... read 'em.

If it's the C or C++ language that you are stuck with, I'd suggest a
visit to a GOOD computer book store (in the Boston area, that would be
SOFTPRO in Burlington). There are many books on C and/or C+, some of
them very good, many are OK, too many are bad/incomplete/error-prone/
worse.  Certainly, for C a copy of Kernighan & Ritchie's "The C
Programming Language". Avoid books by Herbert Schildt. His problem is
that while he writes clearly and understandably, he teaches bad habits
and incorrect information, subtly. Also, be careful, many such books
teach the particular dialect of C and/or C++ as marketed by Borland,
or by Microsoft. I'd suggest you want to avoid those and go for the
pure lanuage itself.

For C++, I have much less experience, but based on relatively light
exposure, the "C++ Primer Plus", secon edition, by Stephen Prata
seems to be good.

Fred
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