Begining Programming

[steve-h]

Well since Bucky only has 15 tutorials on pure C where would you suggest going next? Thanks

Book: The C Programming Language (2nd Edition)

You'll no doubt learn loads from that and it will be a brilliant reference. Use it while you start making programs.

If you've only completed those 15 tutorials then you have a long way to go, which is a good thing, it's always the case with programming, you'll never stop learning.

Once you've really got used to the language, you could maybe learn about Sockets or how to use windows' API and find things on MSDN.

 

[PermaBanned]

I'm looking to learn Java myself, specifically for Android development.

Subscribed

The good news:

Over 200 Android tutorials up now on TheNewBoston (although not by Bucky the guy seems decent enough).

The bad news:

The tutorials assume Windows. I have no idea where to start. I couldn't choose between JDKs, so i went for the proprietary Sun one via Synaptic. Then i installed Eclipse via Synaptic which seemed to have a ton of dependencies. Then i tried to install ADT using this:

http://syedrakibalhasan.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-development-using-eclipse-on.html

Which just failed, got to the part where it says click next and "The operation could not be completed, see the details." Details:

Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found.
  Software being installed: Android Development Tools 12.0.0.v201106281929-138431 (com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.feature.group 12.0.0.v201106281929-138431)
  Missing requirement: Android Development Tools 12.0.0.v201106281929-138431 (com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.feature.group 12.0.0.v201106281929-138431) requires 'org.eclipse.gef 0.0.0' but it could not be found

/rant

 

[Xelene]

If you are using a Unix OS I suggest Emacs. I use it for pretty much everything and although it takes a while to learn, it is worth it.

He wants an IDE not an OS

 

[Garee]

He wants an IDE not an OS

Emacs isn't an OS.

 

[Xelene]

Emacs isn't an OS.

Woosh. That's the sound a joke makes as it goes over your head.

Courtesy xkcd