Mentor for C self study wanted

[Bill Moran]

In response to Oliver Fromme <olli at lurza.secnetix.de>:

> Harald Schmalzbauer wrote:
>  > 
>  > #include <stdio.h>
>  > 
>  > void main()
> 
> That's not a C program.  :-)
> 
> The return value of the main function of a valid C program
> must be int.  And of course, your main function should
> end with "return 0;" or "exit(0);" (the latter requires
> "#include <stdlib.h>" at the top).
> 
> By the way, I recommend you get a copy of the C standard
> and use it for reference.  You can buy a digital copy (PDF)
> at  http://webstore.ansi.org/  (Search for "9899-1999"),
> it's $30.  Alternatively ask Google for "C99 draft" to get
> a free copy of a draft of the standard, which isn't very
> different from the final standard.
> 
> You can also buy a hardcopy of the standard (i.e. a book),
> but it was ~ $300 last time I looked.

If we're recommending books, I can't say enough good things
about the Kernighan and Richie C book:
http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Language-2nd/dp/0131103628/ref=pd_bbs_2/105-1904293-7155604?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193326006&sr=1-2

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Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com