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"Tore Salte" <toresalte AT gmx DOT net> choked on a piece of food, went into
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=)    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!

the book i used for c was Stephan G Kochan`s Programming In C, and for the c++
additions i use whatever i can get.

-ryan