Hi, I have looked here http://www.lyx.org/DeveloperResources
But I have questions specific to myself: My only programming experience is with Perl (I know... strange one start with). I would say that I am an intermediate programmer in Perl. I also have a few years experience with R, and feel comfortable with it's OOP style. I would like to start learning C++ and someday contribute to LyX. The books on the developer resources seem too advanced for me. I do learn from books, so although I would appreciate advice regarding online resources, I am particularly interested in books. Price is not too much of a concern. I am mainly interested in C++ programming on Linux, if that makes a difference. The two beginning C++ books I'm considering getting are: Accelerated C++: Practical Programming by Example or C++ Primer Plus (Prata) And after that, I guess I should learn the STL? I would thus focus on Generic Programming and the STL: Using and Extending the C++ Standard Template Library or The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference Also, how important is it to get a book published in the last 10 years? Does it matter that most of the STL books I see were published 10 years ago? Thank you for any advice, Xu Wang
