Re: "C" Manual
dman <dsh8290@rit.edu> writes:
> 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)
The second edition describes ANSI C.
> I have "The Complete C++ Reference" by Schildt, and it includes a good
> reference of the standard libraries as well as explaining the
> languages. I never bought it, but some of my friends said that
> "Pointers on C" by Ken Reek is good (he's a professor at RIT).
You should not use books by Schildt. See the term bullschildt in the
jargon file.
If you want a C reference guide you can do no better than "C: A
Reference Manual" by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele.
Henrik
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