Anyone have any good sources for beginning to learn C, especially from a Java programming perspective?

7/10/2006 9:56:27 PM

I've heard about this thing called the Internet.

7/10/2006 10:09:48 PM

do you want to learn C or C++? C++ is object oriented and a lot of things are like java, whereas C is not.

7/10/2006 10:17:12 PM

Objective C

nigg

7/10/2006 10:17:55 PM

COBOL

FORTRAN

7/10/2006 10:20:41 PM

C.

thanks frosh, loads of help as usual

7/10/2006 10:21:43 PM

All these other wags in here and you singled me out. Way to be that guy.

7/10/2006 10:22:49 PM

Try numerical recipes in C

and Schaums outline.

I forgot the name, but a very very famous book is free as a pdf

7/10/2006 10:22:53 PM

you were first frosh, i was too annoyed to pay attn to the rest... course i shouldve known better than to ask a legit question here but i thought i'd try

thanks, gargs, i'll take a look

7/10/2006 10:25:15 PM

time travel

7/10/2006 10:25:28 PM

i'm takin C this fall so i wanted to look at some okay

7/10/2006 10:26:59 PM

the 1 hr class?

7/10/2006 10:29:09 PM

get the k&s book

7/10/2006 10:29:22 PM

no, 230, c/software tools, 3hr

7/10/2006 10:31:40 PM

just find some example assignments online and get started

7/10/2006 10:34:03 PM

^^ actually i'd suggest Stroustrup first

7/10/2006 10:34:16 PM

get a job that requires you to learn it.

7/10/2006 11:46:03 PM

CSC295C/CSC253 used a book called "C for Java programmers", which I'd give a 3.5 out of 5 for learning C on. I used a second book called "Moving from C to C++" to learn C++. I'd give that a 5. It goes into both syntax and OO concepts and compares/contrasts the two languages with code examples.

Try programming some data structures in all three languages. That should keep you busy for a little while .

7/11/2006 7:23:49 AM

csc230 was a horrible class, I wouldn't recommend it at all

7/11/2006 10:06:24 AM

If you're looking to avoid spending cash on a book, http://www.cprogramming.com/ is a pretty reasonable site for learning C/C++. Plenty of tutorials, and the boards are pretty active (at least they were 2-3 years ago).

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7/11/2006 11:05:16 AM

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"CSC295C/CSC253 used a book called "C for Java programmers", which I'd give a 3.5 out of 5 for learning C on."

I really liked that book. As well as the "C++ For Java Programmers" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0201612461/sr=8-2/qid=1152799892/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-5367733-5916727?ie=UTF8. Really well written, simple examples. Gives side by side comparisons with the equivalent Java code and explains how it would behave differently. Sections on features in Java not found in C++ and features in C++ not found in Java.

7/13/2006 10:13:33 AM