Harvey (who comes in at night usually) was tutoring me on C, and he said he didn't like how the book I was using layed out it's code exercises.<div>So I am a little on the fence about continuing with Learn C in 21 Days. I most likely will focus more on comprehending it then working with the code exercises there. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Cheers </div><div>Rayc</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Matt Joyce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com">matt@nycresistor.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Be a pointer.<br>
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On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Robert Chu <<a href="mailto:robertayoungchu@gmail.com">robertayoungchu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I remember you Bandit, thanks for support by being open to answering<br>
> questions.<br>
><br>
> Cheers<br>
> Rayc<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 3:20 PM, jim <<a href="mailto:jim@well.com">jim@well.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> how's your assembler on *nix?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 14:35 -0700, bandit wrote:<br>
>> > I happen to be a C expert (30+ years, well over a million LOC as a<br>
>> > guess).<br>
>> > I am glad to answer C questions when I am at NB on Saturdays.<br>
>> > (I am the guy with one hand.)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I recommend "Learn C in 21 days" over the white book.<br>
>> > The white book (K&R 2) is the absolute best piece of tech writing I have<br>
>> > ever seen,<br>
>> > but for a beginner, "21 days" is better - it breaks the pieces down<br>
>> > better.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > ... bandit<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > Great! I've been lonely in there the last several<br>
>> > > weeks. Note that Robert is finishing up his SQL class<br>
>> > > at 6 PM and tends to run over. We can deal with that.<br>
>> > > Note also that the format is specified as "study<br>
>> > > group" rather than class. The idea is that we're all<br>
>> > > humbly studying along trying to help each other; the<br>
>> > > class format is that some one person goes blah blah...<br>
>> > > and everybody else has to shut up and listen.<br>
>> > > In fact, mostly the C part of things has been a<br>
>> > > class, but that's entirely negotiable per your (and<br>
>> > > anyone-else-who-shows-up's) wishes.<br>
>> > > You've got access to a linux computer, yes?<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 12:03 -0800, Robert Chu wrote:<br>
>> > >> Thank you all for recommendations so far.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Daravine: if I could borrow The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition,<br>
>> > >> by Kernighan and Ritchie. That would be wonderful.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Andy: Thank you for the recommendations.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Jim: I am looking into coming in on Tuesdays to attend the C class.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Thanks for all the given and upcoming recommendations<br>
>> > >> Cheers<br>
>> > >> Rayc<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM, jim <<a href="mailto:jim@systemateka.com">jim@systemateka.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> Why don't you come by the Turing classroom at 6 PM<br>
>> > >> some Tuesday evening. That place/time is scheduled for<br>
>> > >> C programming (and assembler, per interest) on Linux.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> As to books, that depends on your experience. If you<br>
>> > >> have little or no programming experience, then Stephen<br>
>> > >> Kochan's ANSI C is probably the best book--it is not<br>
>> > >> complete but it's a really well written intro to the<br>
>> > >> language. Also Steven Prata (C Primer Plus) and Robert<br>
>> > >> LaFore (I forget the title) have very good books for<br>
>> > >> people just getting into C.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> One of the best books for those who are serious was<br>
>> > >> put out by MIX publishing. It claims it's written for<br>
>> > >> intermediate level students, but those must be some smart<br>
>> > >> and/or determined intermediates. It's divided into two<br>
>> > >> sections, tutorials and reference. Both sections have<br>
>> > >> lots and lots of examples, and to have example code for<br>
>> > >> each library function is rare in a book.<br>
>> > >> I donated a couple of copies to the library. I'm<br>
>> > >> afraid that some pinhead threw them out because they're<br>
>> > >> written for MS-DOS. That they're written for MS-DOS has<br>
>> > >> nothing to do with their value. It's the explanations and<br>
>> > >> example code that's valuable.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> The K&R book has two editions: you probably have the<br>
>> > >> ANSI C edition; check to be sure, as the older edition is<br>
>> > >> pre-ANSI spec and in a few ways will throw you off.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> There is a huge number of tutorials on the internet.<br>
>> > >> It takes time to sort through those that make sense to you.<br>
>> > >> I have links to some that I like. Wikipedia has very good<br>
>> > >> info on C programming.<br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >><br>
>> > >> On Thu, 2012-03-08 at 07:01 -0800, Robert Chu wrote:<br>
>> > >> > Good morning Noisebridge Community,<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > I have decided to start learning C programming and was<br>
>> > >> wondering if<br>
>> > >> > anybody could give me good recommendations on: books,<br>
>> > >> videos, talks,<br>
>> > >> > papers, etc. So far I am studying from the book Sam's Teach<br>
>> > >> Yourself C<br>
>> > >> > in 21 Days Sixth Edition.<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > All resource recommendations are greatly appreciated, and<br>
>> > >> most likely<br>
>> > >> > would be a catalyst to my learning.<br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> ><br>
>> > >> > Cheers<br>
>> > >> > Rayc<br>
>> > >><br>
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