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 languages, so i do need to be spoon fed the basics.
I'd say that C++ isn't the easiest way to learn programming. I'd suggest starting with Perl, Ruby or Python. > 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. FreeBSD comes with the GNU C++ and C compilers installed. There are others available (Intel) or in progress (OpenWatcom). Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725)
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