From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Jun 5 00:39:26 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5538338E13 for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2020 00:39:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49dP0t0cwvz4RWh for ; Fri, 5 Jun 2020 00:39:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from roberthuff@rcn.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=rcn.com; s=20180516; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@rcn.com; t=1591317565; h=From:Subject:Date:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; bh=MOd303B8KTTFR/fkYQn43BrEGv4=; b=NBQMpEvyVtvFYvRJkTbWeL17Lqgf1yCOv9szBW9BRHyFVsvMmc7kyvsoMv7lIvgA 85skNXataaDMOEuC/0NTFSthcv2YR9DSI0mmgvMM5w1VY2yLXLfiYN8tcv/eT23O 6pFC4EDlvLAOmNuYeOGdXweP5bLDfmeDqG3S6SfK3zMTx6+Ejn1ENzZFnwD9022G WGmQoY23sU2GKxI5aAxifVTJuI8Z/Tsaxc0lIC8kIpEQlmCx2sat0MCiyVuEU09e ivieLt5jeBIz0XcrPX8sZaqDLhYoQd3dcVRmC0fhs+Ydj6oRa3LjLSEEpuWXItHX /TwqHUUlPdgITCl65HTIDQ==; X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=J+PUEzvS c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:117 a=9TgA2UwI6Wy+6BV4wQM/cQ==:17 a=KGjhK52YXX0A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=XRQyMpdBKAEA:10 a=nTHF0DUjJn0A:10 a=48faUk6PgeAA:10 a=I_pJVNfUAAAA:8 a=PV3OqQhFa7qOESyYC4UA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=8BwfwnVdkBoA:10 a=SZb0XxHP0RMA:10 a=5O9yXRr5NZMA:10 a=4MG-vaflLjYgDIlR5Oqe:22 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: cm9iZXJ0aHVmZkByY24uY29t Received: from [209.6.230.48] ([209.6.230.48:47265] helo=jerusalem.litteratus.org.litteratus.org) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.25.56547 r(Core:3.6.25.0)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=AES256-GCM-SHA384) id C3/13-42436-C3499DE5; Thu, 04 Jun 2020 20:39:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <24281.37948.274297.76623@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2020 20:39:24 -0400 From: Robert Huff To: David Christensen Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Minimal skills In-Reply-To: <6b5318f0-8139-0994-5a3f-de646496b2dc@holgerdanske.com> References: <20200604074134.89eb6518.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200604005859.ca438474.freebsd@edvax.de> <20200604020051.0c02472d.freebsd@edvax.de> <6b5318f0-8139-0994-5a3f-de646496b2dc@holgerdanske.com> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b under 26.3 (amd64-portbld-freebsd13.0) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 49dP0t0cwvz4RWh X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=rcn.com header.s=20180516 header.b=NBQMpEvy; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=rcn.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of roberthuff@rcn.com designates 69.168.97.78 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=roberthuff@rcn.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.69 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[rcn.com:s=20180516]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.04)[-1.036]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:69.168.97.0/24]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.02)[-1.019]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[rcn.com:dkim]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[rcn.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[rcn.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.53)[-0.535]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[69.168.97.78:from]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36271, ipnet:69.168.97.0/24, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[69.168.97.78:from] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:39:27 -0000 David Christensen writes: > >> The canonical C book is: > > >> https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Kernighan-C-Programming-Language-2nd-Edition/PGM54487.html > > On 2020-06-04 14:02, Brandon helsley wrote: > > > The link you sent me for the c programming language is from 1988. > > Wouldn't it be better to use a newer study book? > > Should I look for something newer? > > AFAIK C has not changed (?) This is not the case; the latest revision of which I am aware is the 2018 Standard (which is the 2011 Standard with bug fixes). > and K&R 2e is still the standard text: There's a reason this is still _the_ "Start here." book. Respectfully, Robert Huff