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"C / c++ does anyone know C programing"

hello to u all! do any of you know C ,if so where could i download some software for it from

Cool. I'll check Ruby out later, when I'm not 'working'.

Ruby is the sexiest scripting language, see www.rubycentral.com. It's got b*****-all support in the West though.

Python is also a pretty good beginner's language. And you can make real programs with it too. www.python.org I think.

I recently started learning C and the book I'm using is C for Dummies which is pretty good and easy to understand. Okay I may only know very basic things but I actually understand it due to the book. Compiler I am using was recommended to me by unknown and you can find it if you search google for Dev-C++

You definitely want to learn something object oriented. For C++ I can't recommend Steve Heller's book 'Learning to Program in C++' highly enough. It goes beyond the syntax and teaches you what is going on underneath the language. I'd already taught myself basic C++ when I bought this book, but I only really *understood* C++ after reading it. It's suitable for complete beginners, and features dialogues between the author and a (real) student: her questions seem really stupid at first, but you come to realise that these conversations are really banging home some programming fundamentals.

Infinitely better than:

"Type in this:

#include

int main()
{
cout << "I am a programming genius" << endl;
return 0;
}

Congratulations, you are a programming genius. Now go and program Quake 4"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130324108/ ref=sr_aps_books_1_1/026-8719526-9585264

i agree. ive done both and think that java is a lot easier for beginners. even simple things such as garbage collection are handled much better in java. and if youre that keen on C++ then switching once you have the basics of java learnt isnt so hard.

www.borland.com

Just about everything you'll want for C, C++ and Java there.

I do recommend learning Java first though, as it is easier for beginners to get to grips with, and it's 99% the same as C++ anyway. Moving on to C++ once you're fluent in Java will take you virtually no time at all.

If you do go for Java, check out java.sun.con for all the assistance you'll ever need...

I did a bit of C at uni, mainly so I could write DLLs. For writing them it is excellent and speeds up programs written in VB a treat.

As Turbonutter said, you'd be best learning C first as it is a good stepping stone into programming.

I disagree, C is probably just as good even if it's not OO. Best start with C then move on to C++.

Or in your case, don't even bother starting.

Are you sure you want to learn C/C++? They are a bit heavyweight for the beginner, you might be better off with Java, which is ace for learning programming in. Programming C/C++ is too hard for the majority of the population of planet Earth.

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ is probably the best free C++ compiler out there though (to answer your question). Google for C++ tutorials. Don't get involved with C, it's not Object Oriented and you will pick up all sorts of bad habits.