it deppends on what exactly you need to do. If you need to use C only then go look for a book. If you want to learn c++ ten use thinking in c++ v 1 and thinking in c++ v 2, by Brusse Equel, at www.mindview.net. If you are planning to use c++ this great tutorial will teach everything of C you will possibly need to know in order to better understand and use c++. If you however will need C then you need to know much more about the language than this tutorial will teach so you would be better to find a book. Marlon 2007/11/6, Lamar Upshaw <lupshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I've done what was suggested, and downloaded and installed mingw. It works > nicely on this ancient machine! *smile* lol. I tried the sample programs in > the documentation, and everything worked well. > Now, can anyone suggest a starting resource for me to learn C and C++? I'm > hoping there's a such thing as a tutorial for beginners. Or, is this > somethig I'll have no choice but to take a class for? *smile* > > With All Respect, > Upshaw, LaMar T > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 10:50 PM > Subject: RE: Beginning C and C++ > > > > > > > > www.mingw.org for the mingw compiler it installs into a c:\mingw\bin > > directory and you put it in your path and compile away. > > > > Ken > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lamar Upshaw > > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:23 PM > > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Beginning C and C++ > > > > Can anyone please suggest a very simple to use C compiler; something that > > would allow me to write code using a text editor, and then running the > text > > file through the compiler? > > > > I've discovered I'll need to learn C, java, and more perl to work with > > symbian. > > > > Until I can get hold of a better pc, I'm limited to using a pc running > > windows ME, which is not my fault! lol *smile* I know I can run the perl > > interpreter on here, but I'm not so sure abut C and java. > > > > Also, can anyone suggest a good place to start when it comes to learning C > > for the first time? Something that's for dummies or idiots at first? > *smile* > > > > With All Respect, > > Upshaw, LaMar T > > > > __________ > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > __________ > > View the list's information and change your settings at > > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- When you say "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just stare at you blankly and say "Hey, I got those with the system, for free." Linus Torvalds __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind