From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT net>
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Subject: Re: HELP!!!!
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:25:46 -0400
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Bjorn Hansen wrote:
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> vcarlos35 AT juno DOT com wrote:
> 
> > program! Don't get "C Programing for Dummies" either. After over 400
> > pages,
> > at the end of the first book (there are two), pointers/indirection still
> > aren't mentioned.
> >
> 
>     I thought "C programing for Dummies" was very good thoug it was a bit
> longer than necesary.  it was amusing enough though that it was pretty light
> reading and you realy know the things that are covered.  Of course it is
> dissapointing to not get to pointers but I think it is a good start.

I would be careful with this advice.  I read _C for Dummies_ on a lark
once and found it to have some rather blatant omissions.  Treatment of
pointers was obviously not covered, but it also made no mention of
32-bit code, used 16-bit examples for graphics (like many other books),
and did some very nasty stuff with the return type of main() and a few
other ANSI rules.

_C for Dummies_ is fine for somebody who only cares about programming in
Turbo C, but for the serious programmer I'd recommend a more
comprehensive book.

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