From: "John M. Aldrich" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: C reference books Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 14:01:20 -0800 Organization: Three pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt Lines: 30 Message-ID: <32A0AEB0.2C7E@cs.com> References: <01BBDEAB DOT 2ED97E00 AT sky38 DOT dataplusnet DOT com> Reply-To: fighteer AT cs DOT com NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp107.cs.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Michael Matczynski DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Michael Matczynski wrote: > > Which C reference book do you think is the best for a beginner? Are there any out there that are written strictly about DJGPP? Please respond directly to me via E-mail, do not post to the mailing list because otherwise it will get cluttered up. Actually, this is a relatively useful thread, so I guess I'll reply to both. ;) Here are some things to keep in mind when looking for a good C book: 1) It should be written in strict compliance with ANSI C. 2) It should not be written specifically in support of any given compiler, like Borland. 3) It should be thoughtful, yet easy to read. With those guidelines in mind, a book I have found to be extremely useful is The Waite Group's "New C Primer Plus", 2nd edition (ISBN 0-672-30319-1). It is extremely clear and concise, yet has a witty sense of humor that keeps it from ever becoming boring. To answer your second question, there are not yet any DJGPP-specific books out there. However, there is a project underway to create such a book at http://www2.ari.net/flyboy/index.html. Feel free to browse around there; work is ongoing. :) -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I | fighteer AT cs DOT com | | * Proud user of DJGPP! * | http://www.cs.com/fighteer | | ObJoke: If Bill Gates were a robber, not only would he | | shoot you, but he'd send you a bill for the bullets. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------