Reasonably priced C11 now available

[lawrence.jones]

The C11 Standard is now available from ANSI for $30:
<http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS/ISO/IEC+9899-2012>

 

[Kulin]

The C11 Standard is now available from ANSI for $30:
<http://webstore.ansi.org/RecordDetail.aspx?sku=INCITS/ISO/IEC+9899-2012>

(checking calendar for April 1st...)

 

[Guest]

(checking calendar for April 1st...)

why?

 

[Rui Maciel]

why?

My take is that some standards do tend to be extraordinarily expensive.
This problem is made worse in those cases where a standard references N
other standards and is impossible to comply with their specifications
without following the specifications defined in countless other standards.

In this case, this standard was being sold for around €200[1]. Being able
to purchase the same standard for nearly 15% of the previous asking price
may be a surprise for some.


Rui Maciel

[1]
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?csnumber=57853

 

[Guest]

what I meant was "why check it's not April 1?". Is 30 USD very expensive orvery cheap to Kulin? Or is he just being a smart ass?

My take is that some standards do tend to be extraordinarily expensive.
This problem is made worse in those cases where a standard references N
other standards and is impossible to comply with their specifications
without following the specifications defined in countless other standards..

In this case, this standard was being sold for around €200[1]. Being able
to purchase the same standard for nearly 15% of the previous asking price
may be a surprise for some.


Rui Maciel

[1]
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_ics/catalogue_detail_ics.htm?csnumber=57853