Am I in the right place?

[dr_pepper]

To save time and trouble in the future, I will explain why I am here. If I am in the wrong forum, please direct me elsewhere.

I am enrolled in a college course which will begin an introduction to the C programming language (not C++) in about a week. Visual C++ Express will be used for writing programs. I intend to write some programs on my own to increase my understanding.

I will not ask for turnkey code. I do not believe in doing things that way. I can learn much more from explanations, examples, and guidance.

What am I looking for? I would like explanations when I run into a concept which I am having trouble grasping. Help with debugging tasks including the general troubleshooting mindset would be helpful. If code that is not working right can be posted for an explanation of why it doesn't work, that would be even better. I believe that examples of bad code and good code which both perform the task would be helpful. If an explanation of why the code is good or bad is included, that would be even better.

Am I in the right place? Thank you for your replies.

dr_pepper

[S_M_A]

You're absolutely in the right place when it comes to plain C questions. Welcome to CodeGuru

Be sure to read this http://www.codeguru.com/forum/announcement.php?f=7 before posting though. In particular the part regarding code tags since if you fail to use them your post will be much harder to read resulting in a reduced number of helpful replies.

Edit: Visual C++ IDE questions fit better here http://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=7

[ninja9578]

Welcome, I've done a lot of C.

[dr_pepper]

Thanks S_M_A,

I appreciate the opportunity to use this forum to improve my understanding and techniques. I read a couple of the links you provided. Over the next couple of days I will read the others.

My choice of this forum came from checking Google search results to find a reasonably active forum dealing with C. A quick scan of some of the posts told me that I would probably be dealing with pros. Therefore, I chose to get permission before asking newbie questions which fit into the category discussed in one of the provided links. (pros revisiting did that in my first semester topics) It is a matter of respect.

regards,
dr_pepper