Minimal skills
Brandon helsley
brandon.helsley at hotmail.com
Thu Jun 4 21:22:21 UTC 2020
>Actually, besides being THE go-to reference on C, it's the
best-written C book out there and the most elegant presentation of the
basic concepts. I have a bunch. While the bits and pieces AROUND C
have evolved, C itself really hasn't. I prefer the K&R braces over
GNU, myself, even though most of the 'NIX world is tilting towards the
GNU landslide.
>Thank you for interspersing your comments as I asked, Brandon. You
have shown the whole Project that you can learn and WILCO without
complaint! Good coder, GOOD! :D
I'm doing the indentation myself. Does your mailer do the indentation for you or do you do it yourself?
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> On Jun 4, 2020 at 3:15 PM, Donald Wilde <dwilde1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 6/4/20, Brandon helsley <brandon.helsley at hotmail.com> wrote: > >>Writing good documentation is both an art and a science. But, the > author must first understand the language of the subject. The common > language of FreeBSD and CS/E is C. > >>The canonical C book is: >>https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Kernighan-C-Programming-Language-2nd-Edition/PGM54487.html > >>Once you can read C, then you will be able to read the canonical FreeBSD > > book: > >>https://www.pearson.com/store/p/design-and-implementation-of-the-freebsd-operating-system-the/P100001308622 > The link you sent me for the c programming language is from 1988. Wouldn't > it be better to use a newer study book? Should I look for something newer? > Actually, besides being THE go-to reference on C, it's the best-written C book out there and the most elegant presentation of the basic concepts. I have a bunch. While the bits and pieces AROUND C have evolved, C itself reall
y hasn't. I prefer the K&R braces over GNU, myself, even though most of the 'NIX world is tilting towards the GNU landslide. Thank you for interspersing your comments as I asked, Brandon. You have shown the whole Project that you can learn and WILCO without complaint! Good coder, GOOD! :D -- Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************
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