Learning C, look for advice.

JesterDev · 02-15-2004, 10:02 PM

I am currently learning c through a online tutorial that is not linux based. It took me a few tries to get my code compiled, but I did it. Anyway, should I be learning c through a linux specific tutorial/book, or does it really matter? I would assume that it does not matter much only that it would make it a bit easier compile wise, but I'm not really sure.

jtshaw · 02-15-2004, 10:05 PM

I would say that so long as you check out the manual for gcc, and you aren't using a tutorial that uses any dos/windows specific header files you are fine with whatever. You probably won't have a whole lot of need for much OS specific stuff until you are more comfortable with C in general anyway.

worldmagic · 02-18-2004, 07:14 AM

After you finnished reading the tutorials =)

Reference to Glibc:
http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/man...ode/index.html

SciYro · 02-18-2004, 09:46 PM

yea, the c language isint realy that impressive as there only like what, 20 or so things in it?, its learning the libs that take the time, sooo much to learn

jtshaw · 02-18-2004, 10:00 PM

See, what I like about the C language, is how much you can do with what appears at first to be so little, without even getting to the libraries. There is a great amount of power in simplicity.

JesterDev · 02-19-2004, 05:03 PM

Thanks for the link

So far I've been reading everything I can get my hands on, and have had no problems understanding any of it. Then again c is not my first language, so that seems to have made a huge difference.