Thread: Best Approach for Learning

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    Best Approach for Learning

    Kudos to who(m)ever wrote the FAQ.
    I am learning so much going thru these pages!!
    My question is regarding what is the best learning approach.
    Am I learning well enough by reading and learning to understand the source code presented, or would i be better off trying to compile and run the code examples myself for the full effect???
    Thanks for your input ahead of time

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    Dig in there, man!
    Read it, modify it, compile it, see what happens!
    You're the teacher now, make your own lesson plan.
    M.I.

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    The best way to learn it is by actually doing it. No doubt you will go through many hours of trying to debug whatever went wrong, but it happens to everyone, even top notch programmers. Of course reading is just as important, especially when you are learning new data types, algorithms and techniques of implementation, otherwise how else will you learn?

    But doing it, reinforces and speeds up your thinking processes.

    Cheers

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    The number one thing a programmer needs is experience. How to find errors and correct them. No one will write 100% code from the get-go.
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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    Also get a decent beginners book. There is an excellent book thread on this forum which should guide you towards the best ones.

    Some of them are to be avoided, anything by herb Schuilt for example. Internet tutorials are ok but they can only teach you so much. A book is much more in depth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by swgh View Post
    Some of them are to be avoided, anything by herb Schuilt for example.
    hahahaha

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