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- From: "Jim C." <tfjrc1@po18.rsvl.unisys.com>
- Subject: Re: Help!!! Need advice on career in computers!
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- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 13:30:08 GMT
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- Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN
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- I've worked in mainframes for almost 18 years now and have noticed a rapid switch
- lately from the use of proprietary internal languages to C/C++ for inhouse coding
- and also design. Everyone is scrambling trying to pick up C or C++ because it is
- becoming necessary to do their jobs. I picked up one of the Teach Yourself C line of
- books in the local computer store and taught myself the basics before they were
- offering training classes internally. It made it a lot easier to follow an
- instructor when I took the C and C++ training courses. I was able to concentrate
- more on the meat of what was being taught that getting bogged down in trying to
- learn all the basic info at the same time. It wouldn't hurt to try one of the many
- C/C++ Tutors available on the Internet either. I've looked at 3 or 4 of them so far.
- You might also consider picking up your own compiler such as Turbo C/C++ for DOS or
- the Windows version. These are easy to use and make great learning tools. They can
- be found for approx. $79.00 or so in computer stores.
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- * Jim C. *
- * tfjrc1@rsvl.unisys.com *
- * Roseville, Mn. *
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