On 11/1/07, David Restall - System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Jai, > > > Guys, > > Don't forget the gals/dolls !!. > > > Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux > > (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and > > C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on > > GNU's website and they feature a manual on glibc (which is a definite > > advantage if I use C). Where as C++ has cppreference.com (which I've > > been informed is quite out-of-date). > > I wouldn't recommend K&R - it's not a book for beginners.
<snip> By all means by K&R but don't make > it your first book. I second this. Much better starting with a beginners book. K&R is something of a reference when you are later arguing over obscure peculiarities in the language with your friends :) > Regardless of which of the two languages I use, I will probably be in > > need of some tutorials (please, Linux or GTK based as oppose to a > > Windows users' one). I don't yet have the hacker skills that some of > > you might so I would be very grateful for a ground-base instead of > > just diving into the glibc manual and trying to teach myself. > > Don't know about tutorials - though I would go with GTK+ > <http://www.gtk.org>. I found this better documented than GTK, YMMV. I personally find the C (and C++) APIs available for GTK rather horrible. I would use it if I had to, but I'm using wxWidgets for cross-platform development. It does remind me very much of MFC though :) As for Python, etc... personally I am glad I started out with C, progressed to C++, and then other languages. It gives you a very good ground-up knowledge of how things work. When you get to using Python (or any language) you not only get to master it very quickly, but you get a feel of *how* it works internally (Python is written in C, after all). Matthew, with his 2p.
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