Try "Teach Yourself C in 21 days" by Aitken & Jones, published by SAMS. It comes with the complete Borland C/C++ version 3.1 compiler. Uri ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [PIC] Newbie wanting to learn C to program PIC, Where are the best books? > Try Power C by Mix software. Book, tutorial and C compiler for the PC > rolled into one, with a great tutorial. Run C programs on your computer, > then compile them, then watch them crash... ah I mean create cool things > on your screen. Costs $20. > > Then you'll want to migrate to a real C compiler for the PIC. Flame wars > start over this every day so I'll not be tempted. > > > > -- Lawrence Lile > > > > > > Rodrigo Real > Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list > 08/29/02 10:54 AM > Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list > > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > cc: > Subject: Re: [PIC] Newbie wanting to learn C to program PIC, Where are > the best books? > > > Hi Joseph > > I don't know books on C to PIC, but I think you should try some C > programs in your computer first, just to get familiarized with the > language. Specially talking about C, if you don't know the language > you will get confused soon. At least it happened to me when I started > programming C. > > A nice book on C is "The C Programming Language" by Kerningham and > Ritchie . To me it is the best book on the subject, but it is book for > reference, I think it is not a good book for beginners in C. > > I selected some links from my bookmark where you can find tutorials > and more information: > > A sort of a course > --> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/cclass/cclass.html > > The is good information in this document: > -->http://www-ctp.di.fct.unl.pt/~lcaires/lp/lovec.ps.gz > > Lot's of things on C > --> http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/ > > Fun > --> http://www.ioccc.org/ > > Hope this helps, > Rodrigo > > Joseph Thorman writes: > > Hello all, > > > > I am new to C and programming for PIC's. > > > > What is the best books to get to learn C for PIC's? > > > > I have programmed before in VB. Just don't C. > > > > Thanks, Joseph Thorman > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu