I'd also recommend the Linux and GNU C option. They are great together.
If you just want to learn C though, you can install gnu c on a windows box
as well.
You can also download some of Borland's older (ver 5.5???) compilers.
I started out on Borland and still keep mine up to date, but I do 75% of
my coding with emacs and gnu c on a linux box.

As for books, there are thousands of them out there. The beginner book
that I usually recommend for people who already know how to program
in at least one language is "Schaum's Outlines Programming With C"
The version I have on my bookshelf is the 2nd edition by Byron Gottfried,
ISBN 0-07-024035-3, published by McGraw-Hill. Cost $14.95 (US).

Another option is to go to a library, probably a university library, and just
browse through their books until you find one that you can relate to and
like.


>  On Tue, 9 Apr 2002, Ryan Miller wrote:
>
> > Well, I've finally seen the writing on the wall and decided it would be a
> > good idea to add C to my programming skills. I've been programming in
> > assembly for a while but don't have much experience with higher level
> > languages, except for a single class in C in college around 11 years ago.
> >
> > I don't want to be tied to a specific processor based compiler so I thought
> > it might be best to start with a "full-blown" ANSI C compiler. I am totally
> > lost on which compiler, platform, etc to use. Back when I took my class, I
> > had Borland Turbo C on a 386SX computer, which worked really well. The
> > problem was that it was right about the time I switched to Windows 3.0 and
> > the compiler didn't run very well in Windows and the programs I wrote
> > generally wouldn't run well, either. Due to time restraints, I sort of
> > abandoned the whole thing at the time, after my class was over.
> >
> > I need some advise on how to proceed now. Do I scrounge up an old computer,
> > install DOS and use my old Turbo C just to learn? Is there a low cost (this
> > is out of my pocket, so needs to be relatively inexpensive) compiler that
> > will run and compile programs to run under Win2K? Is Linux a better way to
> > go here (except then I have two learning curves as I've never used it)?
> >
> > Also, does anyone know of a good online "lesson plan" (you know - start
> with
> > a "Hello World" program and gradually work up, adding more concepts as it
> > goes)? There's a lot of info online, but almost too much. It's a little
> > overwhelming so any pointers to good sites that you've seen would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > My goal is to program PICs in C as well as program the Rabbit 2000 boards
> > that my company has started integrating into some of our products (they use
> > Dynamic C).

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