Hi there, 2016-11-09 12:49 GMT-03:00 Evan Gates <evan.ga...@gmail.com>: > On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 12:17 AM, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> wrote: >> Even I always wanted to learn C, in my country we did not have >> documentation, so I did not know where to begin, and don't know it >> even now. >> >> How did you start learning C? > > The best bet is still to buy a copy of "The C Programming Language" > often referred to as K&R due to the authors' names Kernighan and > Ritchie. Make sure to get the second edition that explains ANSI C, > otherwise known as C89 or C90. Here's an amazon link[0]. It's a great > introduction to the language. After learning that you can very easily > learn the new stuff introduced by C99 and if you want C11 (although > use of C11 tends to be discouraged around here).
I would like to know why C11 sucks around here :) Just curiosity. > > I wholly agree with mar77i that ##c on freenode is a great resource. > And I too really started using C when I found suckless. I wanted a > different layout for dwm, then I wanted an extra feature in sic, next > thing I know I'm starting to understand C and now it's my language of > choice. > > Good luck! > -emg > > [0] > https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/0131103628/ > -- Regards, Geyslan G. Bem hackingbits.com
