From: "Tore Salte" Newsgroups: alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.programming Subject: Undertaking a programming journey Lines: 20 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 23:24:53 +0200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 130.67.228.179 X-Complaints-To: news-abuse AT nextra DOT no X-Trace: news1.online.no 971127084 130.67.228.179 (Mon, 09 Oct 2000 23:31:24 MET DST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 23:31:24 MET DST Organization: Nextra Public Access To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com OK, I have decided to LEARN programming. Earlier I've fooled around with lots of things in various languages like BASIC, Turbo Pascal, Java and C/C++, but I've never made anything real. Now I have decided to learn programming good enough to be able to make some apps and probably even some simple games. I am on a tight budget so I am thinking of using DJGPP probably combined with RSXNT, GNU-Mingwin32, Cygnus or another one of the free compilers around. Being at this stage I have lots of questions and I hope that some of you might be able to give me some answers. Should I learn the basics in DOS programming or should I go straight on to mastering Windows? Are there any good books teaching C/C++ (DOS/Windows) without being connected to any of the commercial compilers? Can I find something of any use somewhere on the web? Any tips will be greatly appreciated! Tore Salte toresalte(x)gmx.net remove (x) to reply!