Re: Basics of programming

Does that book have a name? I'm reading "Enough rope to shoot yourself in
the foot" because I want to learn C/C++ and it seems to be coherent and well
written, with pointers that could help a beginner.

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----- Original Message -----
From: Dana Coffey <dana(at)dcoffeyproductions.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2000 12:16 PM
Subject: RE: Basics of programming


| I would recommend a few general books first actually.  I think I read a
| general one on object oriented programming a while back.  It teaches you
to
| write pseudo code and algorithms as well as the logic involved in OOP.  It
| also teaches you the different features of the different languages so you
| can move forward from there afterward.  I found it to be a tremendous
help.
|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
| [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of Ben Ocean
| Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 3:24 PM
| To: hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org
| Subject: Re: Basics of programming
|
|
| At 12:53 PM 4/14/2000 -0400, you wrote:
| > > Anyone out there know of a good book that explains the basics of
| >programming,
| > > or would I have to pick a specific language to work on first?
|
| I'm a newbie too, but it seems to me that if you're going to leave on a
| trip, it's best you choose your destination ahead of time. In other words,
| what do you want to *do*? Certain programs are better at certain things
| than others are: none are optimized for jack-of-all-trades. Consider
| choosing your direction- what you want to accomplish- *then* choose your
| language. HTH,
| BenO
|
|
|

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