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Date:      Thu, 4 Jun 2020 20:39:24 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Minimal skills
Message-ID:  <24281.37948.274297.76623@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <6b5318f0-8139-0994-5a3f-de646496b2dc@holgerdanske.com>
References:  <CY4PR19MB0104DC7541A2154B5C435EA7F9890@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200604074134.89eb6518.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB0104A2C03F4D66A1DA251A23F9880@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200604005859.ca438474.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB0104C290121BF756D57B2DDBF9880@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <20200604020051.0c02472d.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR19MB0104DD86F8FE6446AD1BF327F9890@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <CY4PR19MB01041DACEFFEF08ADB096BC3F9890@CY4PR19MB0104.namprd19.prod.outlook.com> <6b5318f0-8139-0994-5a3f-de646496b2dc@holgerdanske.com>

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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





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