Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:49:12 -0800 (PST) From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@yahoo.com> To: JD Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Programming Book(s) Message-ID: <20060108004912.2206.qmail@web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <dpp82f$8ma$1@sea.gmane.org>
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--- JD Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org> wrote: > Danial Thom wrote: > > > > --- Nicolas Blais <nb_root@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 > >>>> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >>>> > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >>>> > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >>> 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 __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
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