From: smc smc <fixxie.wits@...>
Date: 2007-04-24T16:11:34+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby and C

looks like im going to be trying to learn C...


On 4/23/07, John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Apr 24, 2007, at 2:01 PM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote:
> > http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/
> >
> > To sneak a peak, you can find a complete tutorial (I don't have the
> > book itself, and thus cannot comment on the completeness of the
> > content in comparison to the book) to programming in general and
> > Ruby especially.
>
> It's an intro. Doesn't go into bigger topics. Focus on fundamental
> things.
>
> > Of course, _why's poignant guide shouldn't be amiss in Ruby
> > specific tutorials
>
> Of Course!
>
> >
> > I can recommend "C++ for Dummies" if you are new to C/C++. I
> > haven't yet had the patience to learn C/C++, though, but found the
> > book a valuable resource when I was dabbling in C/C++.
> > A tidbit of information: C has become a subset of C++, which, upon
> > more, introduced OOP to the C world.
>
> Actually, C and C++ are still very closely related, but have
> officially and technically branched off. C++ is no longer a superset
> of C
> however, Objective-C is a superset of C. Meaning, all C is valid
> Objective-C. Not so with C and C++. (though we can say that most
> small C programs probably are valid C++ programs)
>
> C is not bad to learn, just painful at times (debugging) it is still
> all around you, everywhere. That mobile phone in your pocket? C is in
> it. In most single-purpose devices. Systems engineers use it all the
> time. Ruby can be used to test and check C! Even to generate C.
>
>
>
>


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