Linux.ie: Beginning GTK+/GNOME Programming [Book Review]

[ Thanks to Ken Guest for
this link. ]

“With this all in mind, the “Beginning GTK+/GNOME Programming”,
by Peter Wright, rates quite highly, on first impressions. It’s not
huge (though at 600 pages, considering it’s a “beginners” book,
it’s getting there), and so you can read it on the bus, without
feeling silly. The first touch I like is the “index” in the inside
cover. It’s a quick look at what you are in for, and by the page
numbers, how much he’s devoting to each section.”

“The book starts with an “intro to GTK+/GNOME”, which I
liked. Peter writes with the confidence of a tour guide, taking you
through the sights, explaining in an informal manner how to make up
Makefiles that know where to get the various libraries, includes
etc. that you will use in learning GTK+/GNOME. This is a big
difference from Havoc Pennington’s GTK+/GNOME book, which assumed
that if you bought his book, you knew your way around Makefiles. I
thought it was nice of Peter to ease people in like this – after
all, a lot of people buying this book may be coming from a
scripting or MS Windows programming background.”

“There is a diagram on the back of the book, that suggests a
“book path” of sorts. This book comes after “Beginning C”, and then
“Beginning Linux Programming”. I think that those thinking “I’d
like to get into GNOME programming” should start with one of those
before moving onto this book, if they are new to programming in C
on Unix.”

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