Topics by Iron_Cross

I often see people asking the same question over and over, "How do I learn to program, and where do I start?" Some people may take that question to the next level by asking, "Which language should I learn first?". The answer to those questions is fairly simple, but also …

I've been wondering about console programming. Not the book example type stuff, but the 'real' console programming. Stuff that seems to use things like ncurses, or something like that I assume. I found a good tutorial on what I'm looking for: [url]http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/Consoles/Consoles1.html[/url] but I'm wanting something that goes a little …

I've got a project going where I need to do some extensive searching, so I decided it would be best to put that code into a new thread. To make it a little more user friendly I decided to pop up a dialog box with a little animated image informing …

Here is the programming FAQ v2.0.1! If you see something to add, let me know and I'll do it. Consider this one a beta, because I'm not near done, but at least I'm further than I've been before :) [url]http://home.ripway.com/2003-12/42676/ProgrammingFAQv2.0.pdf[/url]

Because of some suggestions, I'm going to try to gather some good programming resources in this thread. If you know any good websites, either post them here, or PM me and I'll add them to this post. [b] Tutorials, Books, Utils, Misc[/b] [list] [*] [url]http://www.techbooksforfree.com/[/url] (Free Books) [*] [url]http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/books.html[/url] (Tutorials) …

This was orginally posted by ShadowBoxer: Because of some suggestions, I'm going to try to gather some good programming resources in this thread. If you know any good websites, either post them here, or PM me and I'll add them to this post. [b] Tutorials, Books, Utils, Misc[/b] [list] [*] …

Ok, this is an extremely stupid question, and I feel retarded for asking, considering how much I've been studying Java. But anyways, here goes. Let's pretend I've created three classes, Class A, Class B, and Class C. Now in A I create an instance of Class B, let's call it …

Anybody understand these? I'm having the hardest time with them. Partly because I don't see a use for them :P But what would be an example of a time when you would need to operate on a bit itself? As in, what is their purpose? Thanks for any help :)

What is everyone's opinion on Mandrake (9.1 and 9.0 specifically)? I've heard opinions on nearly every other major distro but this one. How is mandrake from a newbie perspective? Thanks for any info :)