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I found the Annotated ANSI C Standard by Herbert Schildt to be far more helpful in understanding C syntax than the K&R book ever was. I was lucky enough to fin

by bcrl 3y ago

I found the Annotated ANSI C Standard by Herbert Schildt to be far more helpful in understanding C syntax than the K&R book ever was. I was lucky enough to find it in a local book store while still in high school in 1993.

quackulus 3y ago
Thanks, although I’m puzzled after reading that Schildt has “clear style that leaves the reader confident but dangerously ignorant.” [0] [0] http://herbert.the-little-red-haired-girl.org/en/c-links/index.html http://herbert.the-little-red-haired-girl.org/en/c-links/ind...
AntiRush 3y ago
This book was so bad it inspired a new word: http://catb.org/jargon/html/B/bullschildt.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/B/bullschildt.html
- gpderetta 3y ago
  I'm going to start using this word :D
- bcrl 3y ago
  That's a different book than the one I was referring to. I was referring to The Annotated ANSI C Standard: American National Standard for Programming Languages-C : Ansi/Iso 9899-1990.
nhatcher 3y ago
I learned C in the early 90's with one of Schildt books. I actually did learn something. So there is that. It has a place close to my heart but I have to agree with most. It's not a great book. I wish I would have a couple of good examples at hand, though