Well I figured that since everyone is giving sound advice I'd toss in my own opinions as well. I once was (and still am I suppose) the newbie coder, asking the list multiple questions, receiving the same "Get a book and learn" responses ;P. Well, that was all well and good, and a lot of people helped me along my way, but no one really pointed out good books or in-depth sites that could help and alieviate some of the tedious questions I could muster.
So here's a list of the books that are almost always open to some obscure reference (or common one when I'm REALLY tired) right next to my keyboard. JAMSA'S C/C++ Programmers Bible "The Ultimate Guide to C/C++ Programming" -- At 925 pages there's not much this book doesn't cover Absolute Beginner's Guide to Programming (Second Edition) -- Very good for the simple mistakes we all make. C & C++ for DUMMIES -- A useful quick reference book, not to big easy to find simple things, but doesn't cover everything you may need to know IBM Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library -- For some reason I have this on my desk, it's old (1984) and covers the extreme basics (BASIC, etc) I caught myself flipping through this one today. And here are some usefull websites that cover C Programming and Game Programming in general. Linux Game Development Center -- http://lgdc.sunsite.dk FAQ C Language -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html Programming in C -- http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Dave/C/CE.html C Programming Notes -- http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/cclass/notes/top.html How Stuff Works: C Programming Language -- http://www.howstuffworks.com/c.htm Introduction to C Programming -- http://www.cit.ac.nz/smac/cprogram/ Introduction to C Programming -- http://www.hull.ac.uk/Hull/CC_Web/docs/cnotes/contents.html C Language Tutorial -- http://www.graylab.ac.uk/doc/tutorials/C/ The C Library Reference Guide -- http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/book/c_guide/ C Programming Tutorial -- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/1317 AllExperts C Q&A -- http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1587 Phil's C Cource -- http://www.pottsoft.demon.co.uk/c_course/course.html The Ground Cero guide to C -- http://home1.inet.tele.dk/seth/c-tut.html If those don't make you a better C programmer, I don't know what will, short of doing some sort of brain transplant between you and a really smart baboon. I'm not saying 'don't ask the list' for your problems, I'm just suggesting these things as reading material for when your eating, in the bathroom, waiting, compiling, listening to relatives speak, during commercials, smoking, drinking (Careful with this one, drunk code, while amusing can be hazordous), or any other time you have. There really is (from a programmers perspective) no better feeling than figuring out a problem yourself or imp'in a whole new set of functions without a single one dumpin' on you. But there will always be a problem that you may not be able to figure out and that's where the list comes into play. So get those books, or bookmark those sites and have fun. (I'm sure if you ask nicely the real gurus (Not me) on the list will post some of there favorite sites and/or books.) ===== John Mariotti | http://epmud.tripod.com | Endless Passages | ICQ 144203211 | AIM: Vercingitorixx | YIM: endlesspassages | ------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
