Thread: New to programming

Hi guys I am completely new to programming. I have basically zero experience.

For a long time I have wanted to learn a programming language and for no real reason I selected C. I purchased 2 books based off the recommendation from this site and others.

Let us C and C programming language.

I've started reading them both and there is a lot to take in and I'm having a difficult time.

I would really like feedback/opinions on how others got their start? is there an easier book I should be starting from? is there easier ways to learn rather than books? eg. studying at a university or youtube etc?

Are there other resources I could use such as IRC channels that help out newbies? this forum seems to be for more advanced users, is there other forums I could be going to for beginners help?

Would really appreciate any help as I really want to learn.

I've started reading them both and there is a lot to take in and I'm having a difficult time.

The universe is telling you that you picked the wrong language. Next up: python.

I recommend you try to return that book "Let us C" it is so outdated that it shouldn't be used. Here is a quote from one of the reviews on Amazon.

it's still about 16 bit integers and turbo c/c++

Turbo C, enough said?

The second book is possibly a good reference book for the language, although it is also getting a little old, but I don't recommend trying to use it to learn the language.

From this sites C book recommendation page you may want to look into C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition

Jim

Thanks for the book info, I should have asked before I got the let us c book. Oh well, I will get a copy of C programming then.