From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Books for a beginner to C
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 08:19:54 -0800
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Buryl Woodard wrote:

> Assuming you have a little experience in structured programming, I
> recommend "C++: the Complete Reference" by Herbert Schildt. Consise,
> with the first half devoted to ANSI standard C, and the latter half to
> C++. It covers all the bases.  I like the book.  But that's just my
> own
> opinion...

One should point out that Schildt is well-known for getting the
standards wrong.  Be cautious when learning from his books.  For
instance, in _The annotated ANSI C reference manual_, his annotates, put
side-by-side with the standard, are sometimes contradicting what is said
in the standard on the facing page!

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