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Subject: Re: *poof* expected in a week : )

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 08:25:27 11/16/02

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On November 16, 2002 at 11:03:21, Bob Durrett wrote:

>On November 16, 2002 at 10:11:23, Andreas Guettinger wrote:
>
>>On November 16, 2002 at 08:31:15, Bob Durrett wrote:
>>>>I expect you will need to learn C before you even read the book/postscript file
>>>>with complete comprehension.
>>>>
>>>>Add this one:
>>>>The C Programming Language, Second Edition
>>>>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.
>>>>Prentice Hall, Inc., 1988.
>>>>ISBN 0-13-110362-8 (paperback), 0-13-110370-9 (hardback).
>>>
>>>Won't I need to purchase a compiler?
>>>
>>>Bob D.
>>
>>Naw. Your university will have gcc.
>>
>>Andreas
>
>I thought recent bulletins here said GCC was inferior!  Why not get a good one?
>
>Bob D.

Honestly, I don't think those 5-10% is what you need to worry about.
You should get a free compiler and just have fun learning how to program, then
when you really do need those 5-10%, buy one :)

It's not like 5-10% makes a world of difference anyway, unless you are extremely
nps orientated.

It's probably going to take you a year or two to come up with a playing program,
any compiler you may have bought is going to be outdated by then anyway.

I do like M$VC though, it has so many good help files.

-S.



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