It's been a decade and a half but my eyes still get a mist when I think of my time
with K&R. Professionally speaking, the most useful reading, short of beginning OO
reading, in my career. Of course, I kid, being the manly man that I am, but K&R did
give me a good foundation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Knobbe, Roger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 3:06 PM
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: RE: Looking for basic C Reference Books
I'd have to completely disagree. The 1st edition of K&R is a gentle
introduction to C, with tons of useful examples. It's the bible. I learned
C from K&R before I even had access to a compiler.
Tread lightly when dissing K&R, feelings for that book run deep.
-----Original Message-----
From: Davidson, Ken (GC CT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 11:02 AM
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: RE: Looking for basic C Reference Books
The problem with K&R, though, is it's pure, dense information. It's fine as
a reference for an experienced C programmer, but you don't want to start
with it as a beginner, especially given its high price/size ratio. I've also
not been impressed with any of the Schildt books.
Unfortunately, I'm being all negative without any positive suggestions for a
book. I have several that I bounce back and forth between depending on which
treats a specific topic the best. As a beginner, you might want to look at
some of the "Complete Idiot" or "For Dummies" type books (not to imply that
beginners are complete idiots or dummies ;-) ).
Ken Davidson
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Yam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 1:38 PM
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: Looking for basic C Reference Books
I recall your earlier post inquiring about SetBitMacro, GetBitMacro,
RemoveBitMacro, BitAtPosition. Hope someone got back to you. Basically,
they let the program (Address Book?) track which fields are blank and which
ones have data.
The classic book on "C" is Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C Programming
Language," Prentice Hall.
Michael Yam
www.ytechnology.com
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> I am looking for some good C reference books. I need to start from some C
> basics such as bits and bytes, variable types and pointers. Thanks.
>
> Elizabeth Chang
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