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- From: danlynes@res.com
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- Subject: Re: Really new newbie to C needs help!
- Date: 19 Jan 1996 00:32:44 GMT
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- In <4dk148$2js@freenet.vcu.edu>, damurr@freenet.vcu.edu writes:
-
- >First off, where should I begin? Are there any books that you
- >could recommend to get me started? Are there any simple sample
- >programs that I should look at? The syntax is so completely
- ><STRONG>different</STRONG> from BASIC, it boggles the mind! ;-)
-
- In my opinion, one of the first books you should read, is a book
- on C programming style, so you can eliminate the errors before
- they happen in your code...sort of like preventive maintenance.
-
- After you've finished that, 'The Standard C Library', by P.J.
- Plauger is a good book, as is 'Learning C', pub. SAMS (a division
- of Prentice-Hall Publishing)...comes with a working demo version
- of Zortech C (now called Symantec C). It may not be the greatest
- of compilers (limited to small memory model), but it will still
- help you get through the book. After you've finished the book,
- you should have enough of a grasp of C, to decide whether or not
- you like the language, and if so, be able to know exactly what
- you want in your compiler.
-
- After upgrading the libraries for Zortech with some assembler
- routines I linked in through MASM, totally changing my
- environment, I ended up deciding to go out and buy a real
- compiler.
-
- N.B. The 'Learning C' book is for the PC. All other books
- referred to here, apply to C in general, not to any specific
- platfrom, environment, or operating system.
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