On Mon, Jan 11, 1999 at 06:02:58PM +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I did a few searches in user's archives and came up with the book > > "Beginning Linux Programming.' I read a review and it said it was for > > people who already have programming experience. I have none. > Given that you use Linux you definitely want to program in C. > Now, you can get beginner's C/C++ books by the truckload, but the > majority of them have a definite Windows slant. I'd advise getting > the original text: "The C programming language", 2nd edition, > by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. It is brief enough not > to bury the reader in system-dependent details, and by the > time you've worked through it you should know enough to begin > reading up on the Linux specific material. Another book which is often suggested is K.N. King's "C: A Modern Approach". Some people find K&R to be a bit heavy going - it depends on your preferences in textbooks - and King takes it more gently. Getting a Linux-specific book such as the one you found as well might not hurt - it could provide a route into the documentation, and many people prefer books for some things. -- Mark Brown mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Trying to avoid grumpiness) http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~broonie/ EUFS http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/filmsoc/
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