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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: The "classics"
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Date: 12 Dec 88 17:14:26 GMT
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Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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It seems to me that there are two major categories of "classic"
technical books:  those that should be read by anyone working in
the field, and those that serve as valuable references while
doing one's job.  For example, the two BSTJ/BLTJ issues on UNIX
fall into the first category while Abramowitz & Stegun falls
into the second.  Some books may fall into both categories (K&R
for example).