Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:40:05 -0500 From: "C. Ulrich" <dincht@securenym.net> To: Scott W <wegster@mindcore.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Another Newbie Question: C or C++ Message-ID: <200311141541.hAEFf9t07460@anon.securenym.net> In-Reply-To: <3FB0295C.70602@mindcore.net> References: <00f201c3a7dc$40706fa0$6400a8c0@desktop> <3FB0295C.70602@mindcore.net>
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On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 19:12, Scott W wrote: > Books and references- > C- Already mentioned, K&R 'The C Programming Language' is 'the bible.' > This is also generally a lousy book to start with if you aren't > programming already, but an invaluable reference. Pick up another book, > wish I knew a good starter one, but it's been a while...can try Deitel > and Deitel or (nobody laugh, have used it for Intro before..) the 21 > days SAMs series for a 'jump-start,' and THEN the Deitel/Deitel and K&R. I have O'Reilly's Practical C Programming by Steve Oualline and think it's pretty good for beginners. He glazes over a lot of stuff in the beginning, but I think that ends up helping in the long run. (Kinda like, "this is how it works" followed later by "okay, this is how it *really* works.") Coupled with the K&R book (especially the standard library reference appendix!), I'm now learning C at a phenomenal rate. Charles Ulrich -- http://bityard.net
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