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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: confusion with char *a and char a[NUM]
Message-ID: <14661@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 5 Dec 90 18:49:48 GMT
References: <7656@umd5.umd.edu> <14638@smoke.brl.mil> <28339@mimsy.umd.edu>
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In article <28339@mimsy.umd.edu> chris@mimsy.umd.edu (Chris Torek) writes:
>Part of the problem, then, with people's understanding of arrays and
>pointers in C is that there has been a profusion of books about C,
>many of which continue to promote myths about pointers and arrays.

The profusion of books about C during the past couple of years appears
to be primarily an attempt to "cash in" on the interest in C.  Many of
the several books that I briefly examined appeared to be written by
authors who had only recently "discovered" C and thus should have no
business trying to teach it.  My recommendation for C tutorial texts
is to get the current edition of the "old standbys" such as Tom Plum's
series or K&R (the latter is best for already-experienced non-C
programmers).  At least those authors know what they are talking about.


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