Re: [gentoo-dev] Programming advice wanted?

[Jason Mobarak]

I second learning Python, you'll have a lot more fun programming with 
Python than C and definately more fun than C++ (in my opinion the world 
should forget C++ ever existed). Learning C later on will be beneficial too.

Btw, there's a gentoo-dev-lang ml that might be more suited for this.

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Jason

Dennis Allison wrote:
> First, it is important to understand that programming is independent of
> any particular programming language.  Languages are just the
> representation or notation for programs.  Some are large and complex
> and likely to get in the way of understanding programming (C++);
> others are spare and simple and conceptually clean (Python, Scheme).
>
> I'd begin with Python and then move on to other languages.  Starting with
> C++ is a bit like deciding you want to take up mountain climbing and that
> the first mountain you want to climb is Mount Everest.
>
>
> On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Patrick Kursawe wrote:
>
>
>>On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 11:17:52AM +0000, Tom Wesley wrote:
>>
>>>I've been looking at Python, C and C++, and have settled on learning
>>>C/C++.  Does anyone have any advice as to which I should take a look at?
>>>Eventually I'd like to start helping out with applications part of either
>>>KDE, Gnome and the like.
>>>
>>>Is there any suitable material that would help me choose between QT and
>>>GTK+?
>>
>>I found comparing the documentation of both toolkits and having a look
>>at "hello world" programs really helpful.
>>
>>Since C++ and C are different languages, you should maybe first get an idea
>>which of both you really want to use. Using toolkits from the language for
>>which they were designed is usually more fun than using some bindings for
>>other languages.
>>
>>Bye, Patrick
>>
>
>


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