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* On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 09:29:03AM -0700, Joel Dudley wrote:
> I am currently teaching myself java and I was wondering if anyone had book reccomendations.  Also, I was playing with C and C++ a bit and I was researching different compilers.  Where can I find some good info on gcc and g++ and how they compare to other compilers.  Sorry if my question is poorly stated, I am a programming newbie. Thanks.
> 
> - Joel
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the
> story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is
> about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock,
> he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for
> centuries."
> 
> - Dr. Robert Jastrow
>         Founder of NASA"s Goddard Institute for space studies