Well I wasn't going to jump in but I will... IMHO I don't think you can
truly understand C unless you *do* know low-level stuff. Pointers in
particular are essential to most non-trivial C programs, and you won't
understand pointers properly if you don't know how a computer uses memory.
Not to say that you can't learn C without it, but it's a bit help. Just my
2c.
Back to the subject, I think K&R is still the best. Sitting in front of an
old VT100 terminal with the book in hand, I was writing useful programs in 4
days.
Pete
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Stephen Hayes [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 3:37 AM
> To: Palm Developer Forum
> Subject: Re: Looking for basic C Reference Books
>
> Elizabeth,
>
> The book we use (as a course text-book) here in UCC is "A Book on C" by Al
> Kelley, Ira Pohl
>
> K&R is an excellent book, but is too concise for most people starting
> programming, and assumes a lot about the reader's knowledge of low level
> stuff.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Greg.
>
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