[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: "C" Manual




On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, dman wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 09:31:36AM -0800, Paul Mackinney wrote:
> | Gary Turner muttered:
> | > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 16:11:33 -0500, Phil Beder wrote:
> | >
> | > >Where can I find a good, complete manual for C and C++ programming
> | > >languages for the gcc compiler.
> |
> ...
> | Kernighan and Ritchie is 'the' C book,
> ...
>
> Be aware though that K&R is the old standard.  Their book describes
> "K&R C" which is very similar, but a bit different than ANSI C.
> Still, K&R is a highly recommended reference by many people.  (I don't
> have it, but my friend's dad has an really old copy of it)

K&R 2nd edition, which is the only edition you can buy these days, deals
with ANSI C.  It is completely accurate and I recommend it to anyone
learning C.

-jwb



Reply to: