On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Eric L. Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Apr 1998, Mike Bridge wrote:
> > My most-used C reference book is Harbison & Steele's "C: A Reference Manual",
> > but it's not really a good introductory book.
> No, but Kernighan and Ritchie, "The 'C' Programming Language", is.
> It's the kind of book they don't make anymore -- slim, concise, thorough,
> accurate. Most books today remind me of Oprah on her fat days, alas, alak
> -- you'd think the authors were being paid by the pound. Or maybe it's
> just that editors today don't edit much?
I still use Harbison & Steele; but it isn't an intro text. And K&R can
be too obtuse and not at all current.
I would recommend the Al Stevens book. He has two: on on C the other on
C++. I've read Al's colunms for years in Dr. Dobbs Journal, have
communicated with him via email on several issues, and read his books.
Very highly recommended.
Rich
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