OT: Programming in C

[max bianco]

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
>
> max bianco wrote:
>
> > I want to learn C and I know there are quite a few programmers on this
> > list.  I am looking for a couple of good books on learning C. I am not
> > exactly a beginner but I am no expert and i would like to start going
> > over everything from scratch.  So if I could get some referrals to a
> > couple of books I would greatly appreciate it. I am looking for a good
> > thorough beginners guide to C and also something for the intermediate
> > programmer as I expect to get through the former in fairly short
> > order. I ultimately will be directing my efforts at kernel hacking. As
> > always , any advice and or opinion is gratefully received.
> >
> >
>  I used to teach C around the country, and wrote notes because virtually all
> of the books were reference rather than self-teaching. However, I really
> like the Sams "Teach yourself XXX in 24 hours" books, and there's a C book
> in that series which might be what you need.
>
>  You can get one used from alibris.com for two bucks, that's where I looked
> to be sure there was such a beast and not just C++ or C#. Or buy it new, of
> course.
>
>  --
I was going to avoid this series all together but I shall reconsider.

thanks!

Max