C Unleashed

[Bill Cunningham]

If you want to learn C, get Richard Heathfield's "C Unleashed". It's
much easier and more explanitory than k&r2. It seems to be much more for
experience C programmers. I'm finally learning something and working with
winsock.

Bill

 

[Default User]

If you want to learn C, get Richard Heathfield's "C Unleashed". It's
much easier and more explanitory than k&r2. It seems to be much more for
experience C programmers.

I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.

I'm finally learning something and working with
winsock.

What does winsock have to do with C?



Brian Rodenborn

 

[Bill Cunningham]

I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.

K&R2 is more of a reference book. To look up function parameters with a
breif discussion of functions.

What does winsock have to do with C?
Brian Rodenborn

You use standard C functions with the API functions.

Bill

 

[Mark A. Odell]

You use standard C functions with the API functions.

Yeah, but winsock is not part of C, so we don't discuss it here. They have
newsgroups for winsock discussions and this isn't one of them.

 

[jacob navia]

I think you have that backwards. CU isn't really a tutorial in the C
language, it's a "here's how to do stuff with C" kind of book.



What does winsock have to do with C?



Brian Rodenborn

Well, winsock is useful, and in C it is nice to
have it. C Unleashed is not about "C". It is abouut
C Unleashed, i.e. the applications of C.

It is a powerful book well stuffed with knowledge,
a good book to have. I enjoyed reading it.

jacob

 

[Default User]

K&R2 is more of a reference book. To look up function parameters with a
breif discussion of functions.

Completely untrue. It's fine, consise tutorial for the C language. If
you didn't get that out of it, then that's your problem.

You use standard C functions with the API functions.

So? It's not learning the C language.

There's nothing wrong with learning how to use various APIs, but it
shows real confusion as to what constitutes a tutorial for the language.




Brian Rodenborn

 

[Default User]

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Well, winsock is useful, and in C it is nice to
have it. C Unleashed is not about "C". It is abouut
C Unleashed, i.e. the applications of C.

That being my point exactly. It's not a C tutorial, it's a C application
development book. Useful, but not a substitute for a more general book
like K&R2.


Brian Rodenborn

 

[Bill Cunningham]

That being my point exactly. It's not a C tutorial, it's a C application
development book. Useful, but not a substitute for a more general book
like K&R2.


Brian Rodenborn

Maybe I just learn better by example and trial and error. I've found a
couple of good C tutorials though online.
http://www.strath.ac.uk/IT/Docs/Ccourse/
Is a great tutorial.

B