Any Tips for Getting Started with Programming?

[IEKnight]

I'm reallllllllllllllly exited about the ReactOS project (counting the days 'til 0.3.3).

I'd love to get into some programming, but only know BASIC (not super fluent), and a touch of C.

Can anyone reccomend a good getting started guide for C programming (preferrably for humans)?

I'd really appreciat it!


1 month til 0.3.3

[kevintrooper]

dont you mean 0.3.2?

[IEKnight]

Nope - they've decided to skip 0.3.2 and stick to the release schedule. Read News, "Update on ReactOS Internals".

Anyway, any ideas on the Q?

[Reacter]

Google "Learn C programming language". That should launch you off. If you want to learn how to code ReactOS internals, I found some nice API guide stuff at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383686.aspx. Good luck!

[IEKnight]

Cheers,

Any further help would also be appreciated.
(and by the way, I like the signature ==> Has inspired my own)

[Reacter]

Hehe... nice signature.

when you can read this, you are at least on your way:
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int years = 0;
printf("Number of years: ");
scanf("%d", years);
printf("ReactOS is %d years old.", years);
return 0;
}

P.S. The only reason I changed my signature is because I just learned JS.

[radu.bulboaca]

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int years = 0;
printf("Number of years: ");
scanf("%d", years);
printf("ReactOS is %d years old.", years);
return 0;
}

That should be

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     scanf("%d", &years); 

When you're calling scanf, you write a value at the address of the 'years' variable. That's what the & is for. A more detailed explanation here

[Reacter]

No spell checker like a human... I always do that.

[radu.bulboaca]

How do you think I caught it? I always do that.

I only corrected you because it was recommended to a beginner, and mistakes in examples are annoying as hell.

[Dirge]

I see in the Beginning Development FAQ that assembly and C are used. I have learnt a little bit of Java and want to switch to a lower level language. Would it be wise to start learning C++ as its similar to C?

[Z98]

C++ is perfectly fine. You just need to realize that memory allocation is a bit different in C++ than C.

[Dirge]

Great thanks for the tip