Re: NQC programming guide

In lugnet.robotics, Chris Phillips wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics, linmix <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Interesting! I never knew all those languages were from the same 'family'.
>>
>> Being a 'natural' language teacher I can see how knowing one helps to
>> learn another related one, and I also appreciate the need for practice,
>> practice and more practice.
>>
>> So now to reiterate part of my initial question: can anyone recommend a
>> good resource for learning c/c++ ?
>> I'm looking for something with plenty of examples and for a beginner
>> with basically no knowledge (I've done a bit of bash scripting, but that
>> hardly counts), but complete enough to teach me anything I might need in
>> NQC.
>> Online availability is a pro, but not a must.
>
> References for "classic" C programming are getting rather scarce, but the top
> hit on google for "c++ tutorial", www.cplusplus.com looks like a good place to
> start.  It begins with the basics, and only gets into object-oriented
> programming in later chapters.  There are many other good links to be found
> there as well:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=C%2B%2B+tutorial
>
> You could also check Amazon or your local bookstore.  A few years back, you
> couldn't spill a half-caf moccachino in Barnes and Noble without getting coffee
> all over a few dozen "Teach Yourself C In 21 Days" style of books.  For
> technical topics, any book published by O'Reilly Press is also highly
> recommended.
>
> And if you really get stuck, just post a question or code snippet here, and
> you're likely to get some help.

Sorry for the self-reply, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention the all-time
classic C reference, the book that literally defined the language and that I
used so many years ago...

The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, affectionately
known as "K&R" to most software geeks.  It is a very concise book that presents
the language in an easily-digested tutorial format.

http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Language-2nd/dp/0131103628/sr=8-1/qid=1165505680/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8340077-2522228?ie=UTF8&s=books

Hope this helps!