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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:16:07 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Perl to C - book recommendations
Message-ID:  <20020314211607.GH10938@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <3C9107D2.E3BA9F4@centtech.com>
References:  <3C9107D2.E3BA9F4@centtech.com>

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On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 02:28:02PM -0600, Eric Anderson wrote:
> Just curious if any of you have any good book recommendations to learn C (not
> C++).  I'm a perl guy now, and know a little bit of C, but would like to learn C
> easily without the boring "a program is a list of commands ..." stuff.  I just
> need the "here's how you do this, this, and that.  Here's an example and why it
> works/doesn't work".
> 
Well you are ruined now. You have learnt perl the paragon of ugliness,
and now you want to learn "C" the paragon of conciseness and with at
least some semblance of discipline in it's design..:)

The *only* book for you is the Bible, K&R, Second Edition.

-- 
Regards
   Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net>

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