Re: Newbee
From: Arthur J. O'Dwyer (ajo_at_nospam.andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: 08/19/04
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:16:09 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Tuurbo46 wrote:
>
> It the first time i have been on newsgroup. Is this the best place
> for C and C++?
It depends. (Get used to people's saying that /now/, because it will
happen quite often on Usenet.)
This newsgroup is for discussion of learning the C and C++ programming
languages. It has a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions list) mirrored
here:
http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajo/docs/FAQ-acllc.html
Now that you've read the FAQ, you know that this group discusses
only /standard/ C and C++; that means that if you need help with getting
a Windows program to run on a Linux machine, or something, you go to a
different group (because OS- and platform-specific questions are
off-topic, or "OT", here). This is a lax guideline, IMHO; you'll see
quite a few off-topic newbie questions get answered here simply because
the answerers couldn't be bothered to find out where the questions
/would/ have been topical. (The FAQ will help you find out what parts
of C and C++ are standard and what areas are platform-specific. Graphics,
threading, and clearing the screen come to mind as FAOTQs around here.)
If you are new to Usenet, but /not/ to C and/or C++, you should know
about comp.lang.c and comp.lang.c++ ---one newsgroup for each language.
These are more highly technical groups, and more protective of their
topicality (in other words, OT questions /will/ get flamed, especially
if you ask comp.lang.c about C++ programming or vice versa).
General programming questions (e.g. algorithms, or how to get Windows
programs to run on Linux) can usually be directed to comp.programming.
Google "Usenet FAQ" and read what you find. Google "top-posting"
and read what you find (hint: top-posting is bad!). Google "netiquette"
and read what you find.
HTH,
-Arthur
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