Re: [PIC] Learning C

Agree with a couple things from other comments such as C being 
high-level assembler and using a PC at first (you can just use gcc 
already on Linux).

Already knowing a structured language is very helpful.
But IMO you'll have to wrap your head around pointers, which can get 
confusing. I find this C visualizer very helpful for figuring out some 
algorithm... https://pythontutor.com/c.html

One more note: = != ==
Or in other words, the equal sign ( = ) and the double equal size ( == ) 
are very different things in C. The first assigns a value and the other 
compares values. But people new to C will invariably use a single equal 
for a comparison and the code is true every time, as C will compile it 
as valid code, do the assignment, then the comparison. You have been 
warned ;P

We all learn in different ways... my preference is to find a basic 
intro/tutorial, then come up with a project and start learning the 
topics I need as I go along. Later I can go back and read more advanced 
tutorials.

Cheers,
-Neil.




On 11/10/2024 1:29 PM, David C Brown wrote:
> Although I enjoy programming in Assembler, the fact that so many libraries
> abd code examples are in C I think that the time has come for me to learn
> that language.
>
> Any advice on how to do that would be welcomed, be it a book or online
> resources.
> I am a competent programmer having programmed in  with Forth, Fortran.
> \Pascal, Visual basic
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