From: "PalmNuB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Evryone keeps mentioning useing C / C++ for Palm development. How hard would > C /C++ be to learn just for Palm Developement? > I've taken an experienced VB programmer through the C/PalmOS learning curve and also someone with a business programming degree from virtually no programming experience to (at this point) beginning to make sense of PalmOS and pointers.
If you have a good handle on PalmOS concepts (via NSBasic or AppForge) then it's a matter of getting some good C books and working your way carefully through them. This took about three months to initial understanding and six months to confortable. You *really* want someone experienced to call on. This group has some patience with dumb-ass C questions but you're best bet is someone you can sit down with for an hour or two a week and go over the things you're stuck on. If you don't understand PalmOS then you'll be trying to learn both at once and since even simple PalmOS processes involve pointers to structures you're going to get lost in the syntax fairly quickly. It's easy to hit brick walls frustratingly often. Again, an experienced person who can lean over your shoulder periodicly will make an enormous difference. Get a couple of good books and read them carefully more than once. Do the exercises. I spent some time looking for a C learning environment that would let people pick up the syntax and function of C without having to fight with the environment (both the PalmOS and VisualC 'Hello world' examples require a reasonable amount of C understanding to modify) but couldn't find anything good. Anyone got any ideas? Chris Tutty -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
