On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 05:12:22PM +0200, Otto Moerbeek wrote: > On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 08:00:58PM +0530, Jay Patel wrote: > > > I am reading Primus C .. i started off with K & R ..lost my way in > > some point so someone recommended start with Primus C> > > > > Thanks all for help. > > Yes, K&R requires study, but it's worth it. Be sure to return to K&R > at some point in time.
I've seen a lot that someone reads K&R and then says they still don't know C. Every time I question further, it turns out that they treated K&R the same as an 800 page "Learn X in 21 days" book, and that for sure doesn't work with K&R. K&R is a small book with a lot of information. It shouldn't just be read quickly. You *must* understand what's written, otherwise you must stop and think and then re-read until you do understand. Only then move on. You must also at least attempt some of the exercises at the end of each section. Stopping to think, re-reading, doing exercises... all this is a lot of work. But it *is* a short book, so you can make good progress and have the end in sight. It's worth it, not only for learning C itself but also for some of the little lessons contained in the text and exercises. So you will learn some wisdom about programming in general.
