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  • Bill Cunningham
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    C Unleashed

    If you want to learn C, get Richard Heathfield's "C Unleashed". It's
    much easier and more explanitory than k&r2. It seems to be much more for
    experience C programmers. I'm finally learning something and working with
    winsock.

    Bill



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    • Default User
      #2
      Re: C Unleashed

      Bill Cunningham wrote:[color=blue]
      >
      > If you want to learn C, get Richard Heathfield's "C Unleashed". It's
      > much easier and more explanitory than k&r2. It seems to be much more for
      > experience C programmers.[/color]

      I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
      language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.
      [color=blue]
      > I'm finally learning something and working with
      > winsock.[/color]


      What does winsock have to do with C?



      Brian Rodenborn

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        • Bill Cunningham
          #3
          Re: C Unleashed

          [color=blue]
          > I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
          > language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.[/color]

          K&R2 is more of a reference book. To look up function parameters with a
          breif discussion of functions.
          [color=blue]
          > What does winsock have to do with C?
          > Brian Rodenborn[/color]

          You use standard C functions with the API functions.

          Bill



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            • Mark A. Odell
              #4
              Re: C Unleashed

              "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.n et> wrote in
              news:10glf7esim 1gd5c@corp.supe rnews.com:
              [color=blue][color=green]
              >> What does winsock have to do with C?[/color]
              >
              > You use standard C functions with the API functions.[/color]

              Yeah, but winsock is not part of C, so we don't discuss it here. They have
              newsgroups for winsock discussions and this isn't one of them.

              --
              - Mark ->
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                • jacob navia
                  #5
                  Re: C Unleashed


                  "Default User" <first.last@boe ing.com.invalid > a écrit dans le message de
                  news:410A9DD6.8 517C791@boeing. com.invalid...[color=blue]
                  > Bill Cunningham wrote:[color=green]
                  > >
                  > > If you want to learn C, get Richard Heathfield's "C Unleashed". It's
                  > > much easier and more explanitory than k&r2. It seems to be much more for
                  > > experience C programmers.[/color]
                  >
                  > I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
                  > language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.
                  >[color=green]
                  > > I'm finally learning something and working with
                  > > winsock.[/color]
                  >
                  >
                  > What does winsock have to do with C?
                  >
                  >
                  >
                  > Brian Rodenborn[/color]

                  Well, winsock is useful, and in C it is nice to
                  have it. C Unleashed is not about "C". It is abouut
                  C Unleashed, i.e. the applications of C.

                  It is a powerful book well stuffed with knowledge,
                  a good book to have. I enjoyed reading it.

                  jacob


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                    • Default User
                      #6
                      Re: C Unleashed

                      Bill Cunningham wrote:[color=blue]
                      >[color=green]
                      > > I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
                      > > language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.[/color]
                      >
                      > K&R2 is more of a reference book. To look up function parameters with a
                      > breif discussion of functions.[/color]


                      Completely untrue. It's fine, consise tutorial for the C language. If
                      you didn't get that out of it, then that's your problem.
                      [color=blue][color=green]
                      > > What does winsock have to do with C?[/color][/color]
                      [color=blue]
                      > You use standard C functions with the API functions.[/color]

                      So? It's not learning the C language.

                      There's nothing wrong with learning how to use various APIs, but it
                      shows real confusion as to what constitutes a tutorial for the language.




                      Brian Rodenborn

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                        • Default User
                          #7
                          Re: C Unleashed

                          jacob navia wrote:[color=blue]
                          >
                          > "Default User" <first.last@boe ing.com.invalid > a écrit dans le message de
                          > news:410A9DD6.8 517C791@boeing. com.invalid...[/color]
                          [color=blue][color=green]
                          > > What does winsock have to do with C?[/color]
                          >
                          > Well, winsock is useful, and in C it is nice to
                          > have it. C Unleashed is not about "C". It is abouut
                          > C Unleashed, i.e. the applications of C.[/color]

                          That being my point exactly. It's not a C tutorial, it's a C application
                          development book. Useful, but not a substitute for a more general book
                          like K&R2.


                          Brian Rodenborn

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                            • Bill Cunningham
                              #8
                              Re: C Unleashed

                              [color=blue]
                              > That being my point exactly. It's not a C tutorial, it's a C application
                              > development book. Useful, but not a substitute for a more general book
                              > like K&R2.
                              >
                              >
                              > Brian Rodenborn[/color]

                              Maybe I just learn better by example and trial and error. I've found a
                              couple of good C tutorials though online.
                              http://www.strath.ac.uk/IT/Docs/Ccourse/

                              Is a great tutorial.

                              B



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