Minimal skills

[Brandon helsley]

>Yes, that book is over 30 years old. C itself, and Unix, were invented  
 
together about 1970. (FreeBSD is a version of Unix; Linux is a different  
 
version of Unix.)
 

 
>That is a classic book about C, and still valuable, but no longer  
 
complete. There were some additions to the language in 1999, and a  
 
couple smaller changes since.
 

 
>C is useful to know around Unix systems, and there's a lot of existing  
 
software in the world written in C, but it's not used all that much for  
 
new projects. I say this even though I've used C and Unix for a long time.
 
 

 
Then you are recommending new learning material for C? Is it C or C+ or C++ that I'm to be benefited to learn when working with freebsd?
 

 

 
 
 
 
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> On Jun 4, 2020 at 9:00 PM, Kurt Hackenberg  <kh at panix.com>  wrote:
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>  On 2020-06-04 17:02, Brandon helsley wrote:  >>  The canonical C book is:  >   >   >   >   >https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Kernighan-C-Programming-Language-2nd-Edition/PGM54487.html  ...>  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? Yes, that book is over 30 years old. C itself, and Unix, were invented together about 1970. (FreeBSD is a version of Unix; Linux is a different version of Unix.) That is a classic book about C, and still valuable, but no longer complete. There were some additions to the language in 1999, and a couple smaller changes since. C is useful to know around Unix systems, and there's a lot of existing software in the world written in C, but it's not used all that much for new projects. I say this even though I've used C and Unix for a long time. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions at freebsd.org  mailing list 
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