One I found rather useful is: "A Book on C" by Al Kelley, Ira Pohl
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From: Davidson, Ken (GC CT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 2:04 PM
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
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>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
>
>
>Elizabeth Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>news:2128@palm-dev-forum...
>>
>> 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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