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Subject:Re: Learning C Programming Lang From:"Sandy Harris" <sharris -at- dkl -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 23 May 2000 09:21:41 -0400
C wrote:
>
> Fellow Tech Writers:
> I'm a student in technical communication seeking advice on a good book that
> may help me learn C language on my own.
Whatever else you may use, get Kernighan and Ritchie "The C Programming
Language", second edition. Usually just called "K&R", sometimes "The New
Testament" with 1st edition as Old.
> I'm especially interested in those
> that come with compilers, as I do not have access to one. For the purpose of
> doing exercises in the text, do these compilers really work?
Install Linux or one of the *BSD Unix derivatives (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD,
each with a www.<whatever>bsd.org web site). They all come with C and C++, make,
debuggers, and lots of example code.
Or, if your stuck with Windoze, go to inprise.com, formerly Borland. They have
recently made their C++ compiler available for free download.
