Whoops, should have added this to previous post .... Why not look at a cross platform compiler like Mono for instance? It'd mean that when you've written your app, it'd work on your Linux box as well as M$ etc
E -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dougie Richardson Sent: 01 November 2007 21:03 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] C/C++ Development Hi Jai, I'll probably get castigated for this but I use both and found Python and GTK much less hassle and easier to get up to speed with quickly. C is what C is - a good strong language, C++ - well many have strong opinions on it (including Linux Torvalds). On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 20:55 +0000, Jai Harrison wrote: > > Hi Jai, > > Hey Dougie > > > Would be interested as to why you are interested in C/C++, what are your > > objectives? > > My objects are to learn the language and then make GTK/GNOME > applications to suit my requirements. A big one of these is a music > player that suits my personal needs (and I shouldn't imagine it would > be too hard provided I used a good back-end for music playback). > > Jai > > P.S: Seeker` from the IRC channel linked me to this: > http://www.physics.drexel.edu/courses/Comp_Phys/General/C_basics/c_tutorial. html > > > > > On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 18:11 +0000, Jai Harrison wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > > > Where is the best place to start with C/C++ development from a Linux > > > (or GTK) perspective? Note that I haven't differentiated between C and > > > C++. This is because I do not mind which I use. I've been looking on > > > GNU's website and they feature a manual on glibc (which is a definite > > > advantage if I use C). Where as C++ has cppreference.com (which I've > > > been informed is quite out-of-date). > > > > > > Regardless of which of the two languages I use, I will probably be in > > > need of some tutorials (please, Linux or GTK based as oppose to a > > > Windows users' one). I don't yet have the hacker skills that some of > > > you might so I would be very grateful for a ground-base instead of > > > just diving into the glibc manual and trying to teach myself. > > > > > > Jai > > > > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
