Hello.
this is my first time posting to this forum. I have some limited experience with c/c++. I am starting a rather extensive project that is (at the moment) beyond my programming savvy. It involves HW programming as well as Audio/Visual. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or knew of any resources that would help me get up to speed fast. I have loads of free time to devote to this project, so learning the language first is not an issue, but I would like to learn the language as quickly as possible. Also, it may help to note that I am both using and programming for Linux. Anyways thanks in advance for any help or advice you can give me.

Sincerely,
Me.

Hello thesk8ingtoad. (I'll call you toad for short ) Welcome to GIDForums™.

I am sure that you will get a lot of replies to this. There is plenty of SAMS guides (learn C++ in 10 minutes) etc. if you really want to learn quickly. My advice is to slow down and learn it well.

Like assembler, C (and not so much C++) gives you plenty of rope to hang yourself. Unlike alot of higher level languages there are no bounds checking and C will really let you do what you want. I often recommend to people that they learn PASCAL before they learn C. Not because PASCAL is better, but it is stricter and forces you to form good habits.

My recommendation for a book would have to be: http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/. Why not learn from the guys that wrote C? After you learn C then learn C++.

This is my opinion only. I am sure that others will differ. I personnaly think a good basis in C++ starts with a good basis in C.

Whatever you do, use these forums to help you out. There is a ton of really good coders here that are willing to help those that help themselves.

Good luck!

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