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- From: b259phl@utarlg.uta.edu (PHILIP LIPPEL)
- Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
- Message-ID: <27DEC199216503423@utarlg.uta.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 22:50:00 GMT
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- >
- >You really have to learn C before learning C++, but you might as well learn
- >C++ _programming_ directly.
- >
- >> ...
- >> 3) How robust is C compared to Fortran for purely number crunching, scientific
- >> type applications on the PC?
- >To my taste, nobody has beaten K&R II for C. For C++, or the non-C part of
- >C++, you'll need at least two books: a book from which to learn and the ARM
- >(Elis and Stroustrup, _The Annotated C++ Reference Manual_) for checking the
-
- There is a pretty nice book on C for those who know FORTRAN which you might
- want to look for. Sorry I can't give you the exact reference right now as I
- gave the book to a student so he could start learning C over semester break,
- but it shouldn't be too hard to find in a good technical bookstore.
-