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cjenkins505

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Nov 29, 2008
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Hi I know this is a little out of the ordinary, but do you guys know any great books for beginning computer programming?
 
Yah I want a book that is for newbs. I have never taken a class in it or read a book about it so it would have to be a beginners one.
 
'C for dummies' is pretty good
http://www.amazon.com/C-Dummies-One-Two-Bundle/dp/1568849397
the title may be a bit annoying but its really simple, with any code the only real way to learn it is to practise it over and over and over again, reading a book or sitting in a lesson wont magically put the code into your head.
 
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Exactly! you can read all the books you want but until you start writing,compiling, and running code you won't really learn much. Also it helps to have a goal - what do you plan to use the knowledge for? Are you thinking of writing a new iPhone app? A new utility?
 
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