On 12/22/10 10:07 AM, David Liguori wrote: > Then, for an amusing read which may or may not tell you anything about > how a computer works, try Douglas Hofstadter's "Goedel, Escher, Bach: an > Eternal Golden Braid". I've read this book, on both sides (yes, this is a book that starts on one side and the other (you have to flip the book over and then start reading.) Interesting indeed. > If I misunderstood and you just want to learn the most useful language, > it would probably be C. Later you could learn C++ and "object-oriented" > concepts. C gives you plenty of opportunity to interact at the > hardware-level, with the ability in principle to write significant > pieces of software like word processors or operating systems. The books > by Deitel and Deitel probably have everything you need to know. > Again, more books that I have read. I had or have their Javascript for Programmers book. Not needed for a good course on programming. However, their C++ book is great. Their C book is a mixed bag in the current edition, but I had a prior edition and it was very good. It is available from Amazon, but is very expensive (USD 46). James McKenzie -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
