Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!cjfst4 From: cjfst4@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Chad Freeman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Suggestions of beginner C books? Message-ID: <135874@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 4 Jun 91 17:57:09 GMT References: <91154.103753UH2@psuvm.psu.edu> <22133@cbmvax.commodore.com> Distribution: usa Organization: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Lines: 19 In article <22133@cbmvax.commodore.com> ken@cbmvax.commodore.com (Ken Farinsky - CATS) writes: > >Just wait until you see the 2.0 manuals. No, they're not done yet, >but I can tell you from personal experience that the Intuition chapters >have undergone a major facelift. However, you may not like the change. >Gone are all the sentences like "Intuition gazes deeply into the essence >of every event it sees." Gone are the style notes from Jimm and RJ (boy >is Peter mad, he never got his 15 minutes of fame! :-) The examples >have also been re-done, hopefully they're more readable (depends on how >you like your braces.) It would be really great if something else were gone, namely the numerous references to 'see includes and autodocs for information about this function.' I don't think it would add too many more pages to at least give the format and a short description of these functions. It would also allow the Libraries and Devices tome to actually stand on its own. But I guess that doesn't sell as many books .