OnBoard C might help - granted, it's a little PalmOS heavy, and it's all done on the handheld, but if you can print the code, you can see what each thing does fairly well - actually, now that I think about it, it would be a better teaching tool than a teach-yourself tool... something the C expert could use...
-C --- Chris Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
