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- From: Jim McFarland <jgm6@orkand.em.cdc.gov>
- Subject: Re: C Programming Book
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- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 13:16:28 GMT
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- Robin Paterson <Robin.Patterson@dundee.attgis.com> wrote:
- >Martin Bishop wrote:
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- >> Can anyone recommend a good programming book on C? Hopefully one that
- >> is totally comprehensive otherwise, one that is for intermediates to
- >> expert programmers. Thanks.
- >
- > OuCh !!
- >
- > You don't want to post questions like this !!
- > In my own experience, what you'll get is the book that
- > 'whoever' learned C with. They'll insist it's *the* best
- > book to learn C with and disregard *hundreds* of other
- > *equally* *good* texts.
- >
- > Having said that,
- > "A Book on C" by Kelley & Pohl
- > Benjamin Cummings
- > ISBN 0-8053-0060-0
- > is absolutely splendid.
- >
- > Read the C FAQ.
- > ***!! You *must* own a copy of K&R (see FAQ) !!**
- >
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- The only really helpful C book I have ever read is "C Traps and Pitfalls"
- by Andrew Koenig.
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- > Avoid books by H.SCHILDT.
- Amen!
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- Jim
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