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Re: Interactive C
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Mon, 17 May 1999 18:59:59 GMT
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Evan Noynaert <noynaert@griffon.mwsc*IHateSpam*.edu>
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I agree with Gary Livick, the best way to learn is by doing.
My first program on the handyboard just displayed a message on
the screen. My second program was to plug a couple of different
resistors into the analog ports and print out the different values.
One word of advice on C books: Stay away from C++. You
probably want books that feature ANSI C because it is much
more like IC than C++.
When Gary Livick said that you don't need to know ANSI C, I
think he meant that you don't need to know the entire language.
I agree with that.
However, IC and ANSI C are similar enough that books on basic
ANSI C should be of some help. Assuming that you use the
free version of IC at first, you can skip anything that
has to do with the precompiler (like the #include statements).
You can also skip over the structs. Pointers tend to be
one of the most confusing topics in C, but you can write a
lot of IC code without using pointers. Learn about
pointers after you are familiar with the basics.
At 09:09 AM 5/17/99 -0700, Gary Livick wrote:
> Dear Bob,
>
> I have been using IC for a couple of years, with no prior experience in
> C. IC is a very small subset of C, as I've learned by studying ANSI C
> in the last few weeks. The full bore language is a challenge to learn,
> although you can do it on your own with a little discipline and a lot of
> time. However, you can learn IC much more quickly, and since you have
> no need of ANSI C, learning it would be a huge waste of time.
>
> You can easily learn IC on your own by using the available resources,
> and by getting yourself a copy of "Mobile Robots, From Inspiration to
> Implementation." There are tons of IC examples in that book. You will
> also need to build up a robot using your Handy Board. You can learn a
> lot by just having motors and a couple of bump senors and light
> sensors. The Mobile Robots book has schematics, and the circuits are
> easier to do than the hardware.
>
> Other than the Mobile Robots book, there is no other text dealing with
> IC that I am aware of. Fred is working on a book according to his
> website, but I'm not sure of the status of that. Dr. Martin?
>
> Good luck, and let me know if you get stuck on anything or have other
> questions.
>
> Gary Livick
> http://www.lightwaverobotics.com
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Evan Noynaert, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, & Physics
noynaert@griffon.mwsc.edu phone: 816/271-4308 fax: 816/271-4574
Missouri Western State College
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA 64507
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