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Date:      Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:42:28 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        anderson@centtech.com
Cc:        Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Perl to C - book recommendations 
Message-ID:  <200203142142.g2ELgS0n087104@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: <3C911615.1722C487@centtech.com> ; from Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com>  "Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:28:53 CST."
References:  <3C911615.1722C487@centtech.com> 

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> Thats hard to find with that little info.. got more? author?

The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. Kernigan & Richie.

Run, do not walk; buy this book.

M

> Cliff Sarginson wrote:
> > 
> > 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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