On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:32, you wrote: > At 2004-06-09T111814+1200, Carl Cerecke wrote: > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > > > I always thought it was Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition, following > > the recursive acronym tradition (GNU etc.) > > > > >>I want to know more about this book and where I'm > > >>more likely able to obtain a copy. I don't mind a used edition and I > > >> live near Christchurch. > > > > > >Tech books, Whitcoulls. -- Unlikely possibilities. > > It's available at the University Book Store at Canterbury, in the > computer textbookx section (upstairs). I don't recall the price, but > it'll be around $90 mark. > > > >> Do you have opinions on C++ books with regard to the efficiency with > > >>which one can self tutor. > > > > > >No, I haven't any opinions one way or another about C++ books. > > Koenig and Moo's Accelerated C++. > > > The UoC computer science course teaching C used an excellent textbook > > (At least, it did when I was teaching it) which is perhaps the best C > > textbook in existence (No, not Kernighan and Ritchie) for learning C. I > > can't remember the author (King?) > > You're remembering the correct book: > > http://knking.com/books/c/ > > > [1] Sourceforge states: Ruby(298 projects), Python(3320 projects) > > Perhaps Ruby users have better taste in their selection of hosting. :-) > > Cheers, > -mjg
The C programming text was probably C Programming, KN King. I hope I'm right as I'm advertising for a used copy, coffee stains excluded. The UBS has one or two copies new at a higher price, but someone wrote they'd gotten a used copy for $65 or thereabouts. Going through RUTE, P Sheer tonight and the next week. My copy is a 2up edition which is legible even with my eyesight though some key graphic symbols are hard to understand at this reduction. It does seem to be a good starting text for beginners and those who have prior knowlege about syntax and structure from other operating systems and languages. Thanks for the assist. Regards, David.
