Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/04/11/08:37:00
John M. Aldrich <fighteer AT cs DOT com> wrote in article
<3347B04E DOT 533E AT cs DOT com>...
> Michael Matczynski wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for a C programming book. I want it to be for ANSI C and
>not
> > specific to any particular compiler (so it works with DJGPP). I want
>it to
> SNIP
> I don't know anything about that book. The one I use is called _The New
> C Primer Plus, 2nd edition_, by The Waite Group. It uses pure ANSI C,
> explains the concepts in a clear, simple manner, and includes plenty of
> examples and exercises. It even uses int main() instead of void main()
> (the hallmark of a good C book). I keep it by my desk as a standard
> reference. It's a college textbook, so I don't know where you'd go to
> find it, but the ISBN is 0-672-30319-1, Library of Congress 93-83470.
I'd have to second this. We use it as our unofficial Textbook in our
C programming course (No req'd textbook, but our instructor
recommended it as a reference text). Although I haven't 'read' many
C-programming books, I'd have to say it's fairly 'readable'. Can't
say much for the plot though.
As to a source for it. This may sound flippant, but I'm not trying to
be. Since it _is_ a college/University text book, and just about
every community has a local college in town or nearby, why not check
out the University or college of whereever's Bookstore? If they
don't have it they can certainly order it and despite what you may
have heard, you don't have to be a student to buy books from them.
MCheu
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These are just my opinions. They are likely very biased, one-sided,
narrow-minded, and potentially prejudiced. Listen to me at your
own risk.
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