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On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Steven Carver <steve19...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, new part of the mailing list. I live in Farmington, and I'm trying to
> learn a bit of programming. I did some reading and discovered that it would
> be best to learn C, C++, Objective-C... So where do I start? There are so
> many resources that I'm overwhelmed. I do get the impression that you guys
> are programmers, considering the current python thread. Thanks for the help.
>



The best way, in my opinion, is to start with the basics.  Pick one of the
three you have there and find a good book to teach it, and just sit down and
try to work with it. Which you pick is a matter of personal taste, but I
think C is a good place to start. For C, there is a great book:  C
Programming Language (2nd Ed.) by Kernighan and Ritchie (ISBN: 0131103628)
 Those are the guys who came up with the language, and its a pretty well
respected book.

Jay

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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 5:07 PM, Steven Carv=
er <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:steve19...@gmail.com">steve19137=
@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

Hi, new part of the mailing list. I live in Farmington, and I&#39;m trying =
to learn a bit of programming. I did some reading and discovered that it wo=
uld be best to learn C, C++, Objective-C... So where do I start? There are =
so many resources that I&#39;m overwhelmed. I do get the impression that yo=
u guys are programmers, considering the current python thread. Thanks for t=
he help. </blockquote>

<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The best way, in my=A0opinion, is to sta=
rt with the basics. =A0Pick one of the three you have there and find a good=
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k is a matter of personal taste, but I think C is a good place to start. Fo=
r C, there is a great book: =A0C Programming Language (2nd Ed.) by Kernigha=
n and Ritchie (ISBN:=A0<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-famil=
y: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">0131103628) =A0Those are the gu=
ys who came up with the language, and its a pretty well respected book.</sp=
an></div>

<div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial,=
 helvetica, sans-serif; "><br></span></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-=
span" style=3D"font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Jay</s=
pan></div>

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