amlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) (10/27/88)
I used C quite a bit in college, but have a steep extinction curve for knowledge related to languages. Can someone suggest a superior book on C and where it might be found? I want something useful for explaining style, syntax, does and don'ts with a good index and relevent examples. Resond via email, and I might summarize. -- amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu ...since 1963.
knudsen@ihlpl.ATT.COM (Knudsen) (10/28/88)
I vote for _C Wizard's Programming Reference_ by W. David Schwaderer. A good concise reference, but also a good tutorial in not too many pages. Loaded with warnings about hazards, pitfalls, portability problems, and the new ANSII standards. These would have saved me days of hair-pulling if I'd had this book earlier in life. Also good "cheat sheets" in the back. Very clear, but doesn't talk down to you (talking down wastes extra verbiage, which this book avoids). Oh yes -- John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-82641-3 -- Mike Knudsen Bell Labs(AT&T) att!ihlpl!knudsen "Lawyers are like nuclear bombs and PClones. Nobody likes them, but the other guy's got one, so I better get one too."
ie@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Ivar Elznic) (10/30/88)
In 1988 (and onwards) I advise C++. C++ is C of the future. With the availability of a C++ compiler (Zortech) for less than $100 you should be much better off honing your skills in this language. Books: Stroustrup, Bjarne: The C++ programming language. (Addison-Wesley) Wiener, Richard S. & Pinson, Lewis J.: An introduction to object-oriented programming and C++ (Addison-Wesley) Berry, John T.: The Waite Group's C++ programming (Howard W. Sams) Cheers -- Ivar von Elsnitz