From: papresco@technologist.com (Paul Prescod) Subject: Re: Starter C compiler - Win95 16 Aug 1997 16:03:35 -0700 Approved: cygnus.gnu-win32@cygnus.com Distribution: cygnus Message-ID: <33F626CA.1966F70C.cygnus.gnu-win32@technologist.com> References: <199708151024.KAA29351@relay.technocom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; U) Original-To: Richard Thorton Original-CC: gnu-win32@cygnus.com X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Original-Sender: owner-gnu-win32@cygnus.com Richard Thorton wrote: > > Im looking to find a C compiler to learn C. > > Is the GNU Win32 compiler a sound one to start with. I havent used any > other program apart from basic BASIC at college many years ago. I thought C > might be the place to start. With all due respect, I think that Java or JavaScript is a better place to revive your programming skills. C and C++ are the two most difficult languages in common use. Paul Prescod - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".