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You should stop thinking everyone is attacking you. I think you'd be happier. Really though, there's no content here. The fact it's been voted to #1 on hackern

You should stop thinking everyone is attacking you. I think you'd be happier. Really though, there's no content here. The fact it's been voted to #1 on hackernews shows just how bad things are. Items should be upvoted on their merit, rather than who did them. Someone writing another book about programming C isn't newsworthy.

thebooktocome 15y ago
I don't really understand your comment. 1. The post is about Zed's draft; is it really so far of a leap to interpret hp's remarks as a criticism of the book? 2. Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."
- baha_man 15y ago
  ' Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."' No, it's not. speckledjim is complaining that someone writing another book on C is not news, he doesn't say anything about the draft sucking.
  - thebooktocome 15y ago
    Implied by "Really though, there's no content here." Maybe they meant the comments, though.
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    - TWAndrews 15y ago
      I think he's referring to this topic, rather than the draft.
- brown9-2 15y ago
  I think hp is making more of a comment about the general state of C books rather than this one.
- speckledjim 15y ago
  1. I agree 2. He didn't post it someone else did, and no, I don't think it should have been posted.
rfrey 15y ago
Someone writing another book about programming C isn't newsworthy However, "someone who wrote a ground-breaking introductory book in xyz modern-popular-hip language is turning his attention to C, of all things" is newsworthy.
- speckledjim 15y ago
  I had to stop reading at "ground breaking". I'll assume you're being sarcastic and leave it at that :)
Goladus 15y ago
If you know a really good beginner-oriented C programming book that is not K&R I would love to see it.
- there 15y ago
  "practical c programming" is not bad: http://amzn.to/m6SOB5 http://amzn.to/m6SOB5
- nonrecursive 15y ago
  I've really liked http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Modern-Approach-2nd/dp/0393979504/ref=pd_sim_b_12 http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Modern-Approach-2nd/dp/0...

thebooktocome 15y ago

I don't really understand your comment. 1. The post is about Zed's draft; is it really so far of a leap to interpret hp's remarks as a criticism of the book? 2. Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."

baha_man 15y ago
' Is this a fair paraphrase? "Everyone here isn't attacking you, also, your draft sucks and shouldn't have been posted on HN."' No, it's not. speckledjim is complaining that someone writing another book on C is not news, he doesn't say anything about the draft sucking.
- thebooktocome 15y ago
  Implied by "Really though, there's no content here." Maybe they meant the comments, though.
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  - TWAndrews 15y ago
    I think he's referring to this topic, rather than the draft.
brown9-2 15y ago
I think hp is making more of a comment about the general state of C books rather than this one.
speckledjim 15y ago
1. I agree 2. He didn't post it someone else did, and no, I don't think it should have been posted.

rfrey 15y ago

Someone writing another book about programming C isn't newsworthy However, "someone who wrote a ground-breaking introductory book in xyz modern-popular-hip language is turning his attention to C, of all things" is newsworthy.

speckledjim 15y ago
I had to stop reading at "ground breaking". I'll assume you're being sarcastic and leave it at that :)

Goladus 15y ago

If you know a really good beginner-oriented C programming book that is not K&R I would love to see it.

there 15y ago
"practical c programming" is not bad: http://amzn.to/m6SOB5 http://amzn.to/m6SOB5
nonrecursive 15y ago
I've really liked http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Modern-Approach-2nd/dp/0393979504/ref=pd_sim_b_12 http://www.amazon.com/C-Programming-Modern-Approach-2nd/dp/0...