C or C++ when making GTK applications

objorkum · 04-17-2005, 06:48 AM

I'm going to learn myself how to make GTK-applications. Should I use C or C++?

I'm going to use Glade for the UI, and Glade supports C and C++.

Komakino · 04-17-2005, 06:50 AM

Use whichever you're more comfortable with

objorkum · 04-17-2005, 07:10 AM

I've just heard that C is best to use with GTK...?

Komakino · 04-17-2005, 07:55 AM

GTK is actually written in and for C. There are wrappers for just about every language under the sun. I've used GTKMM (the C++ wrappers for GTK) and found it to be fairly simple to pick up. I chose C++ because I'm a more competant C++ programmer than C programmer and as I'm primarily a Java programmer I found the object oriented nature of C++ more suiting to my programming style.

objorkum · 04-17-2005, 08:04 AM

I think I will go for C then.

Can anyone recommend a book about C that is available on the internet?

Mara · 04-17-2005, 03:30 PM

GTK reference from gtk.org is best. There's also a tutorial, good for beginning, but you'll need the reference very soon.

melinda_sayang · 04-17-2005, 09:11 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=311651

objorkum · 04-20-2005, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mara
GTK reference from gtk.org is best. There's also a tutorial, good for beginning, but you'll need the reference very soon.

But I need to learn C aswell... Any good online books?

Mara · 04-20-2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally posted by objorkum
But I need to learn C aswell... Any good online books?

Try to get Kerninghan & Ritchie C book. Should be in (nearly) every library.

There are really many online C books, but I can't say how good they are when you're learning.