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I think posts like this are handy just for the extra exposure an alpha document might need; there's a lot of good feedback and discussion here that hopefully be
by petee 6y ago
I think posts like this are handy just for the extra exposure an alpha document might need; there's a lot of good feedback and discussion here that hopefully beej comes across someday and can finish the book
- determinateproc 6y agoOn further observation the git repository of the book [0] seems to be quite active. Maybe this book might be finished after all. [0]: https://github.com/beejjorgensen/bgc https://github.com/beejjorgensen/bgc
- beej71 6y agoBackstory: I started writing this book for novice programmers about 15 years ago. It was going to be a lot shorter. But I became disinterested because: 1. Most beginning programmers don't start with C 2. I wouldn't get a chance to go deep and explore the language. So I shelved it, unfinished. Flash forward to about a year ago... I had flash of inspiration: change the audience to intermediate programmers. Now I could skim the general conceptual stuff and get into more details. One thing, though. C actually added a lot of stuff in the intervening years. I didn't realize the magnitude of the project. Oh well! Too late to turn back now!
- unfocused 6y agoJust wanted to say THANK YOU as I read your guide to network programming way back in 2000, over 20 years ago! I was just starting out in C network programming on VxWorks :) Glad to see you're still updating your guides.
- beej71 6y agoThanks! Makes my day to hear people find the work useful. :)
- fctorial 6y ago> Most beginning programmers don't start with C Except literally every indian engineer. They teach C to mechanical and chemical engineers for some reason. (It's not an elective)
- petee 6y agoGlad to hear this, thank you!