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Is Objective C a reasonable way to learn C?
I want to learn C but I tend to learn best when I have a project to work on. I've never done iPhone development, so I'm hoping to kill two birds with one stone. Will learning objective c also teach me ...
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Char and unsigned char [closed]
Where is unsigned char used in C ( please tell about some real-world examples )? Why would we need both char and unsigned char?
Char ranges from -127 to 128 ( 8-bit integer )
Unsigned Char ranges ...
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Language Learning: Well documented C projects? [closed]
I started to learn programming in Java. Most projects, especially the standard library, are documented quite well. So well, that you actually often don't need more then the HTML documentation to learn ...
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Is C a pre-requisite in order to learn C++ effectively? [duplicate]
I only have programming experience with high-level languages, as well as with DBMS. Now, I would like to get into C and/or C++. My question is: Is the C language a pre-requisite in order to learn C++ ...
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good literature for teaching object oriented thinking in C [closed]
Quite often C is the primary platform for the development. And when things are large scale, I have seen partitioning of the system as different objects is quite a natural thing. Some or many of the ...
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Function calls to calls in windows api
I am a beginner programmer who is learning C. I find it hard to grasp the whole programming concept, thus I have questions.
When programming in Windows, how does Windows communicate with the programs ...
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Python as a first language? [closed]
I have just started working in Information Security World. I want to learn the Python language for creating my own automated tool for Fuzzing, SQL-Injection etc.
My question is I don't know much ...
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Learning basic algorithms - better C or C++? [closed]
I'm studying fundamental algorithms (quicksort, mergesort, binary trees, etc..) and I'm going to re-code every algorithm by scratch to learn how they work. Should I code them in C or C++? I think with ...
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Advice sought: highly technical app idea - do I employ someone or do it myself? [closed]
I'm a TV producer in London but also an enthusiastic amateur coder and web designer. I started with VB6 and then moved onto C/PHP/Obj-C. I've got a couple apps in the app store, I mess around a lot ...
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How to use correctly the comments in C/++ [duplicate]
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Style and recommendations of commenting code
I'm learning to program in C and in my stage, the best form to use correctly the comments is writing good comments from the ...
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Career in Embedded Systems For CS Major
I'm entering my last few semesters of a CS degree and looking to start a career in Embedded Systems. From talking to a lot of people it seems like I might have been better off with a Computer ...
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Equivalent of common IntelliJ actions in vim for C development [closed]
I am attempting to move from IntelliJ IDEA to vim, primarily for C development. What are the equivalent of the following common IntelliJ features/tasks in vim (and what plugin is required if any)?
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How far is the trail from Java to C / C++? [closed]
I want to find out how easy or hard the transition to C / C++ is for a mid-experienced Java programmer.
I've already read the questions about "C++ for Java Programmers" and "Is it necessary for Java ...
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How can I learn about optimising for the CPU cache (in C)?
Reading these two questions, I see that understanding CPU caching behaviour can be important when dealing with large amounts of data in memory. I would like to understand the way the caching works to ...
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Learning C for C++ programmers
That's right, I learned to program in C++, and of course know the common set of features of both languages, so I can program in C.
But I'd really like to read tutorials or books that teach you C, and ...
