A propos C development:
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GoldED Studio C/C++ IDE Updated
The GoldED-based C/C++ IDE for gcc, vbcc, StormC3 and other compilers has been updated.
The latest addition to the Integrated C/C++ Development Environment is clickable output during 'make': Compiler outputs appears in a resizable container. If you click on a file name, the source code is loaded and the cursor is positioned in the erroneous line.
Screenshot:
http://golded.dietmar-eilert.de/images/screen_gcc.gifDownload:
http://hometown.aol.com/goldedfiles/myhomepage/files/envCPP31.lzxAs usual, an updated free version of GoldED can be downloaded, too. The free version is fully functional but limited to editing files not larger than 1000 lines. It includes most add-ons from the commercial distribution (only spell checking and gcc are missing to keep the file size within reasonable
limits).
Download:
http://golded.dietmar-eilert.de/projects/golded/trial.htm--- end ---
Btw, GoldED includes a small BASIC interpreter, too. Just plain ANSI BASIC, no Amiga functions at all. Should be ok for learning BASIC. But, like others here, I strongly advise against BASIC as first programming language. It spoils your style. If you ever plan to develop professionally, you will have to learn C. Other high level languages or script languages do not prepare you for C. You will learn little to nothing if you start with BASIC and then move on to C. On the other hand, Assembler is good preparation for C, because you'll get a feel for the hardware that will be useful to you later. Just don't do any large project with it. Spend some months (1-3) with assembler, develop a small program, then move on to C/C++. However, whatever you do, you should by now know what kind of software you want to write. Developing software is fun as long as you see results and are motivated. If all you want to do is "learn a language", you might as well stop now. You'll find the experience too frustrating ;-)
