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- From: simpson@cactus.org (Randall L. Simpson)
- Subject: Re: A good book on C ?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.003447.3407@cactus.org>
- Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
- References: <1hq64pINNf80@rave.larc.nasa.gov> <FISCHER.92Dec30200843@orange.iesd.auc.dk>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 00:34:47 GMT
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- In article <FISCHER.92Dec30200843@orange.iesd.auc.dk> fischer@iesd.auc.dk (Lars Peter Fischer) writes:
- >
- >Well, someone already pointed out Harbison and Steele (be sure to get
- >the 3rd edition), but be sure to get
- >
- > Andrew Koenig: C Traps and Pitfalls, Addison-Wesley, 1989,
- > ISBN 0-201-17928-8
- >
- >It's a real gem. Brief and to the point, a delight to read, with lots
- >of good points on how to use C effectively, on programming style, and
- >on programming in general.
- >
- >/Lars
-
- Since I don't think that Koenig's book has received the renown it richly
- deserves, I'll second Lars' recommendation. I own two copies: one for work,
- one for home. Hmmm, come to think of it I own two copies of every book
- written by the Bell Labs gang (Kernighan, Bentley, Aho, and Koenig). There
- must be something in Murray Hill's water...
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