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Re: Book questions




Iain M Conochie <iain@thargoid.co.uk> writes:

As has been stated elsewhere in this thread, K&R The C Programming Language is *the* reference text, so well worth it.

i must say i'm hesitant to simply use the phrase "reference text" to refer to K&R, as it's not just a reference in the same way that, say, the Common Lisp HyperSpec is; it's also one of the best introductory expositions of a programming language i've yet read.

Having said that, one thing i always felt was sorely lacking in K&R was a more thorough description of pointers. However, i feel that issue has now been addressed by Richard Reese's excellent "Understanding and Using C Pointers":

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920028000.do


Alexis.


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