From: "D Steward" <dsteward AT bigpond DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey
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Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:52:01 +1100
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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> Something you seem to miss is that the beauty and power of C is the
> fact that it lends itself to a variety of programming styles.  I
> personally liked Schildts books.  I have only read three of them but
> the ones I read I liked.  They where not perfect, but they where good.
> Appearantly a lot of other people do, since they sell so well.

<sarcasm>
Obviously you're a newbie.
<sarcasm>
If you knew a little bit more about C, you would realise why his books are
trash.
How can you possibly tell us, they were not perfect but good, when you don't
know enough about programming to be able to justify such a comment.
The only virtue Schildt has is an eloquent polished style of witing. He is
wonderfully good at writing, that's why the publishers and ignorant
newcomers like him. But his programming is rubbish. A lot of his programs
won't compile, and in a lot of cases his books will tell you the opposite of
what is in the Standard.
Feel free to use his books and continue on your road to programming
mediocrity, but don't pretend to give advice to others when you don't have a
friggin' clue about how to program properly in C or C++.

=D