From: Josh Sebastian <curien AT earthlink DOT net>
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 16:50:15 GMT, Josh Sebastian
<curien AT earthlink DOT net> wrote:

>On Sun, 15 Oct 2000 16:26:53 GMT, ChuckEasttom
><chuckeasttom AT my-deja DOT com> wrote:
>>What about Schildts books?  I tend to like them.
>
>Oy veh! He is one of the banes of competent C programmers everywhere.
>
>I got the following link from the C FAQ:
>http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/schildt.html
>
>I don't remember where I found this one:
>http://staff.qnx.com/~glen/deadbeef/2764.html
>
>There was a couple more, but I can't seem to find them.

Here's a good idea of what real C and C++ programmers think of
Schildt:
http://www.accu.org/bookreviews/public/reviews/a/a000172.htm

Take a look at the "Other authors with this surname" section. See all
those nasty red "Not recommended"s?
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"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

Josh Sebastian
<curien AT earthlink DOT net>