Re: [BLUG] C/C++

Hi Ana,

Is a good text editor "an extension of your hand" yet? (Quote is from
Mark's presentation yesterday.) If not then you might want to start as
early as possible becoming really familiar with the keybindings of one
of the big two.
Make sure that the config file for the editor is set up to recognize
syntax. That way it will help to point out errors, indent
automatically etc.

It's probably also a good idea to become accustomed to compiling using
make, just to get into the habit and become familiar with the syntax,
even if you're only compiling simple programs.

Also, a popular debugger is gdb. Having said that, I haven't gotten as
much use out of it as I'd like to pretend.

Hope it works out. In reality, all you need is a good text editor
that's well-configured, g++ and a command line.

Chad

Quoting Pawsitive Results <pawsitiveresults@gmail.com>:

> As some of you know, I'm taking the beginning C/C++/C# class at Ivy
> Tech this semester, in which we're using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
>
> What tool/tools would you suggest I start with, to follow along on the
> Linux side? I suspect I'll learn better, if I'm more able to mentally
> separate the task from the tools (if that makes sense).
>
> Bear in mind this is my first venture into any kind of programming
> whatsoever. (Unless you count BASIC on a TRS-80 Model III, back in
> high school.) So simpler, more basic tools probably make the most
> sense.
>
> Ana
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