Hi, The Borland compiler is free. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of William L. Houts Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:55 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: C++ Instruction for Blinks How much does the Borland compiler cost? --Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:19 AM Subject: RE: C++ Instruction for Blinks > Hi, > I would say that it is doable. There are programs that allow you to > compile > your C++ code that are accessible with JAWS. > Personally, as a computer science student, I find that learning with books > and examples would be the best idea. My personal recommendation is C++: A > Dialogue by Steve Heler. As for programming tools, you can use notepad to > create your code, then a text-based compiler such as Borland can be used > (effectively with JAWS). I am still learning C++ myself, so I don't know > too > much about the language. However, there is a list called Blind Programming > where you can ask questions of this kind and hopefully meet blind > programmers out there who can assist you better. > Hope this helps. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of William L. Houts > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:05 AM > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: C++ Instruction for Blinks > > > Hi Listers, > > I've become very interested in learning C++ programming and am > investigating > > the possibility of logging time in an online school or even a local > community college. I was wondering if there are others here who learned C > programming and how doable it is as a blind person. My philosophy has > always been that everything, or nearly everything, is doable as a blind > person but I'd like to hear from programming veterans, if such there are. > > > > --Bill > > > ---- > > "Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar!" > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > Alternative archives located at: > http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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