In order to help out with your programming endeavors, our Developer Support folks have been assembling a series of BeOS programming tutorials. They aren't meant as introductions to C++, but are meant as introductions to (and the progressive advancement of) BeOS programming. What the tutorials will also hopefully provide are insights into specific dimensions of programming the BeOS. Every so often, a new tutorial will be released. If you'd like to see a certain part of the BeOS highlighted in a tutorial, please e-mail us at devsupport@be.com. In the meantime, if you'd like more source code examples, the Engineering Insight articles in the Be Newsletter have some helpful tips, the "Samples" directory of the FTP site is a must-see, and many of the other applications on the Be FTP site include source code.

If you're new to BeOS programming, the Approaching Be tutorial is the best possible place to start. It offers insight into how BeOS programs are structured and how applications intereact with the Servers and Kits of the BeOS.

• Approaching Be -- source can be found at ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/Samples/approachingBe.tgz

• Networking -- covers the basics of TCP client/server applications. Includes a basic client-server collaborative whiteboard program. Source can be found at ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/Samples/net_tutorial.tar.gz

• January -- a calendar application which covers many basic windows/graphics procedures. Source can be found at ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/Samples/jan_tutorial.tar.gz

• BeMail -- the actual e-mail program distributed with the BeOS. Source can be found at ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/Samples/BeMail.tgz

• The Joystick -- how to use joystick input on BeBoxes. Source can be found at ftp://ftp.be.com/pub/Samples/Gamestick.tgz