On Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:08:30 +0200
Roland Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My preference for doing things is;
>
> 1) Can it be done with a shell-script? (esp. one-time hacks)
> 2) Else use Perl, Octave, Ruby, but
> 3) If speed is key, use C. :-)
Yup, exactly. In Python, that's what extension mo
On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 10:33:12AM -0600, Chad Perrin wrote:
> In the Unix world (such as with FreeBSD), I'd recommend C before C++,
> too -- though probably long after Ruby or Perl.
Too right. But it should be noted that both C and C++ give you enough
rope to hang yourself with.
My preference f
On Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 10:08:58AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> >>i complete my software engineering degree.
> >
> >PHP isn't really a programming language. It's more a fancy templating
>
> for me it's just funny thing that needs several megs of RAM to display the
> current date ;)
>
> but as
On Sun, Oct 07, 2007 at 12:07:59AM +, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
> > PHP isn't really a programming language. It's more a fancy templating
> > system that happens to be able to use extensions that can provide C
> > style linkage. That said, I laude you for your desire to learn a real
> > programming
On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 10:13:56PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 08:53:00PM +0100, James Jeffery wrote:
> > Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
> >
> > Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
> > a dumb method, and the bo
James Jeffery wrote:
Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge
of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the basics.
a lot of pitfalls and gotchas that you won't experience
elsewhere (not so much with C itself, but with C++). And
that's why it's good to start with C
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On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:53:00 +0100
"James Jeffery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Also if anyone wants to recommend any other books on C++ feel free.
For beginners, I'd highly recommend "C++ Primer" / Fourth Ed.
by Stanley B. Lippman et. al.
But if you're starting to learn programming from scratch,
i complete my software engineering degree.
PHP isn't really a programming language. It's more a fancy templating
for me it's just funny thing that needs several megs of RAM to display the
current date ;)
but as being treated as "technology" instead of just tool, it's used
everythere withou
> PHP isn't really a programming language. It's more a fancy templating
> system that happens to be able to use extensions that can provide C
> style linkage. That said, I laude you for your desire to learn a real
> programming language, and agree with the recommendation that you start
> with somet
On 2007-10-06, James Jeffery top-posted.
[ please don't do that, it makes it very difficult to format responses
correctly and makes it just about as hard to read and understand them ]
> Hi all, thanks for the fast replys, much appreciated.
>
> Manolis: Yep, its the book by Jesse, i never believe th
On 2007-10-06 20:53, James Jeffery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
>
> Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
> a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no
> knowledge of any lower level la
Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge
of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the basics.
so you should start from lower level first - learn C first :)
C is easy. it's a
Hi all, thanks for the fast replys, much appreciated.
Manolis: Yep, its the book by Jesse, i never believe them when they say
"in 24 hours", its a snag for them to sell the book, they just split it up
into 24 sections to make it look like its possible.
Roland: Ive been working with PHP over the p
On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 08:53:00PM +0100, James Jeffery wrote:
> Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
>
> Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
> a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge
> of any lower level l
James Jeffery wrote:
> Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
>
> Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
> a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge
> of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 20:53:00 +0100
"James Jeffery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Im using Borland C++ compiler on XP and was wondering what compilers
> there are for FreeBSD that would allow me to compile and execute some
> of the examples i will practise from the book.
gcc, the system C compiler,
Evening to you all (or morning in some parts of the world).
Im learning C++ from Sams Teach Yourself C++, now many will call this
a dumb method, and the books pointless and stupid, but i have no knowledge
of any lower level languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the basics.
Im using Borland C++
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