From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: xeys_00@yahoo.com (Cecil) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Learning C++ with Emacs? Date: 29 Jun 2004 13:18:59 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <607eaf0b.0406291218.2352337@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1088543130 8577 80.91.224.253 (29 Jun 2004 21:05:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:05:30 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jun 29 23:05:16 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BfPn1-0008Bu-00 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:05:15 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1BfPoh-0007I0-MP for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 29 Jun 2004 17:06:59 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews2.google.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 17 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.180.249.8 Original-X-Trace: posting.google.com 1088540339 32595 127.0.0.1 (29 Jun 2004 20:18:59 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:18:59 +0000 (UTC) Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:124028 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:19361 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:19361 I will be starting C++ at my school. I moved to linux about 4 months ago. I have been using Pico, but have decided to give Emacs a shot as my editor for C++. The idea is that I will be using the console for most things; I will be using a very very old laptop, that Emacs will run on with no problem it seems. I ordered the Learning GNU Emacs book from O'rielly, and would like comments or opinions or whatever from y'all. I will be learning C++ from the very beginning. The teacher wants to use Visual C++, but I have a ancient machine, I run Linux, and if I have to, I'll just email source to myself at school. Am I making a mistake choosing to learn Emacs to learn C++? I have heard it refered to as a dinosaur whose time has come and gone, but I can't really run X well. So, I have to broaden my mind and leave preconceived ideas and notions behind. Many thanks, Cecil