On Sat, 27 Dec 2003, Robert L Cochran wrote: > And as to the C programming book, there is > > C Primer Plus, 4th Edition, by Stephen Prata which seems okay. > > Beginning C by Ivor Horton, from Wrox Press, also seems okay. > > You may want to try the Deitel "C How to Program" book. Deitel books are > gouge-you expensive but have a lot of exercises and code examples. May I add: "The Standard C library", P.J. Plauger ISBN 0-13-131509-9, 1992. -- Most interesting stuff today is the use of libraries after the basics are mastered. "The UNIX Programming Environment" Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike, ISBN 0-11-937681-X, 1984. -- Old style C and other classic unix stuff, if you are moving to Linux from windows this and Programming Pearls are worth the time. And simply to marvel at the contrast between what they say and what they do (BTW these do have good stuff in them). "Writing Solid Code", Steve Mcguire ISBN 1-55615-551-4, 1993. "Code Complete". Steve McConnell ISBN 1-55615-484-4, 1993. I might also add that running a good compiler with flags like -ansi, -pedantic -std=iso9899:199409 etc. is a great idea in the context or relearning a programming language. I suspect that there are a lot of packages and associated source code that run on Linux but could be improved in terms of reliability and perhaps security by coding to strict modern "C" language standards. And while not "C" programming, for pure joy check out the first or second edition of this classic. Programming Pearls, Second Edition, by Jon Bentley. Addison-Wesley, Inc., 2000. ISBN 0-201-65788-0. Do not overlook stuff like the old red and yellow Borland "C" compiler manuals when you find them in a garage sale. Many compiler products have great documentation. -- T o m M i t c h e l l mitch48 -a*t- yahoo-dot-com
