need help about c....

[ajooba215]

hey guys help me out....i m not a computer engineer but really want to get my hand on c and c++ on my own.....can any one please tell me whether i can learn c and c++ by just reading books and practising....and pls tell me the software in which i can type c programs....i have one software turboc3...but thas for c++ i think....man....i need some guidance...help me out

[Pathik]

Better use Dev C++ For C and C++
Try this to get a hang of things..
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html
No Idea about good books.

[ajooba215]

hey thanx....but can u pls name the software for programming in c..

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by Pathik

Better use Dev C++ For C and C++

It's unmaintained, so in the long run it's as bad as tc. Rather get Relo IDE and use ming32 if you're in windows.
For linux you can use Kdevelop/Anjuta
And stay away from Let Us C by Yashwant Kanetkar.

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

Agree with Mehul.

Use Visual C++ 2008 Express For windows .

Or Eclipse-CDT on Linux .

[anarkiLeo]

hey

[grvpuri]

If you have no prior experience in programming it will be very tough to learn by yourself.

Turbo C++ IDE is fine for running both C & C++ programs

Suggested books:

For Beginners :- Object Oriented Programming in C++ by Robert Lafore

Excellent book for Beginners

For Advanced C++ :- Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckel

Easily the best C++ book in the World. Not for Beginners, this is for Serious Programmers.

[QwertyManiac]

Originally Posted by ajooba215

but thas for c++ i think

Let me clear this one. You can compile C code through a C++ compiler but not vice versa so go ahead with the recommendations here or go ahead with the turbo eye-buster. Just go ahead, learn the basics somehow and later come back and ask people on how to code better.