From: ChuckEasttom <chuckeasttom AT my-deja DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 03:13:15 GMT
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In article <cnpjus4je887jf0kgbpv41defcn3fic5g4 AT 4ax DOT com>,
  Josh Sebastian <curien AT earthlink DOT net> wrote:
> 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?
> _______
>
> "Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood
when preceded by its quotation.
>
> Josh Sebastian
> <curien AT earthlink DOT net>
>
Oh, I am glad to see that you are now the judge of what a "real"  C or
C++ programmer is. Is it possible for you to disagree with someone
without assuming they must be incompetent to have an opinion different
from yours?
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