From: tomw AT tsys DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Tom Wheeley) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: ANSI C Reference/Tutorial Book Date: Mon, 07 Apr 97 23:41:13 GMT Organization: Adventures and Diving Message-ID: <860456473snz@tsys.demon.co.uk> References: <3 DOT 0 DOT 32 DOT 19970406171653 DOT 008d2b00 AT dataplusnet DOT com> Reply-To: tw104 AT york DOT ac DOT uk Lines: 27 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp In article <3 DOT 0 DOT 32 DOT 19970406171653 DOT 008d2b00 AT dataplusnet DOT com> michaelm AT dataplusnet DOT com "Michael Matczynski" writes: > I am looking for a C programming book. I want it to be for ANSI C and not > specific to any particular compiler (so it works with DJGPP). I want it to > give me a solid knowledge of C, so later I can move on to C++ when I am > ready. Right now, I know a minimal amount of C. I am totally confused on > pointers and some other topics. > > Someone has told me that "A Book on C : Programming in C" by Al Kelley, Ira > Pohl" is a good book? Has anyone had any experiance with this book? Do > you think this is the best book for learning C? What other books would you > suggest? > > Address for "A Book on C": > I don't know how good that book is, but I read C++ for C programmers by Ira Pohl and I thought it was awful. I've seen A book on C recommended though. If you want a solid knowledge of C, than I would have to recommend `The C programming language' (2nd Edition) by Kernighan & Ritchie. You need to have a background in programming as it assumes you are not stupid. -- :sb)