The breath and depth the Watcom products is large. It's difficult to get a handle on it all. For example:
    • Where do I start?
    • What elements of the installation should I learn right away?
    • What elements should I ignore, or perhaps delay until later?
    • What is the best way to organize the reference materials:
      • Hard copies of the Watcom online books, or portions of them?
      • Other references that would be helpful?

    There is no one set of correct answers to the above. The best set of answers depends on you and what you want to accomplish with the Watcom products

    Here are some suggestions that might help:
    • Other reference sources:
      • Teach Yourself C in 21 Days, Peter Aitken and Bradley L. Jones, Sams Publishing, 2000
      • The Design of OS/2, H.M. Deitel and M.S. Kogan; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1992
      • OS/2 Warp Unleashed, Deluxe Edition, David Moskowitz and David Kerr, et al; Sams Publishing, 1995
      • Writing OS/2 2.1 Device Drivers in C, Second Edition, Steven J. Mastrianni, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993


    • Watcom reference sources:
      • Watcom C/C++ Master Index (provides a quick overview of several of the Watcom online documentation, or manuals):
        • Watcom C/C++ User's Guide
        • Watcom C/C++ Programmer's Guide
        • Watcom C/C++ Tools User's Guide
        • Watcom Linker User's Guide
        • Watcom Debugger User's Guide
        • Watcom C Language Reference
        • Watcom C Library Reference
        • Watcom C++ Class Library Reference
      • Watcom C/C++ Getting Started:
        • Introduction to Watcom C/C++
        • Installation of Watcom C/C++
        • Hands on introduction to Watcom C/C++ (a tutorial)
      • Watcom C Language Reference
        • A description of the C programing language as implemented by the Watcom C/16 and C/32 compilers
        • Intended to be an easy-to-read description of the C language
      • Watcom C Library Reference:
        • Introduces the individual functions and macros that comprise the Watcom C library
        • The C library provides much of the power usually associated with the C language
        • Library functions are called as if they had been defined within the program. When the program is linked, the code for these routines is incorporated into the program by the linker
      • Watcom C/C++ Programmer's Guide:
        • Contains guides to application development for several environments, including 16-bit DOS, 32-bit extended DOS, Windows 3.x, 32-bit extended Windows 3.x, Windows NT, OS/2, AutoCAD and Novell NLMs
        • Describes mixed language (C, FORTRAN) application development


    • Tutorials:
      • The Watcom C/C++ Tutorial in the Watcom C/C++ Getting Started:
        • Test out the new graphical tools (Watcom IDE, Debugger and Browser) in version 11 using an existing set of C source files
        • Create a project in the Watcom Integrated Environment (IDE)
        • Perform several tasks, such as: adding multiple targets, making targets, executing the program, debugging the program and using the browser
      • 16-bit or 32-bit OS/2 sample application in the Watcom C/C++ Programmer's Guide:
        • Compile and run each program from the command line and from the IDE
        • Verify your use of the commandline and the IDE
        • Verify the proper installation and use of OS/2 16-bit and 32-bit Toolkit library functions on your system