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- From: bfasula@ix.netcom.com(William T. Fasula Jr. )
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for compiler for HS students
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 01:13:43 GMT
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- In <4kesc2$i6g@head.globalcom.net> bkeiffer@shentel.net (Bryan Keiffer)
- writes:
- >
- >I am looking for recommendations for a compiler to be used to teach
- >c++ to high school students. The machines they will be using will
- >most likely be Pentium machines with 16 Meg of RAM. Objects, classes,
- >etc. are not really an issue. At this level students just need to
- >learn the syntax and basic programming concepts.
- >Since I will be taking a c++ course this summer, it follows that I
- >currently do not know the language, but I need to make a
- >recommendation for the software purchase.
- >My solution is to ask the people who know. Borland, Microsoft, GNU ?
- >Help!
- >
- >Bryan Keiffer (bkeiffer@shentel.net)
- >
- >
- The book "teach yourself C++" by Al Stevens, Published by MIS Press
- (ISBN 1-55828-406-0) includes a C++ compiler. It is the DJGPP version
- of the GNU compiler for MS-DOS. I think its a bargain for $29.95. The
- compiler is from the Free Software Foundation and so it can be copied
- and distributed legally.
-