Hi David, On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 21:19 +0000, David Restall - System Administrator wrote:
> I wouldn't recommend K&R - it's not a book for beginners. My K&R is well > thumbed but was difficult to follow when I was starting out. I bought > C The Complete Reference by Herbert Schildt (McGraw Hill I Think) but > don't know if it is still in print (We're talking 1986 or thereabouts). > If I was starting out today I'd go for Practical C++ programming by > Steve Qualline (O'Reilly) (Excellent book and very readable and a good > tutorial reference) and C++ The Core Reference by Gregory Satir & Doug > Brown - again published by O'Reilly. By all means by K&R but don't make > it your first book. Seconded - also look into C++ Nuts & Bolts by Herbert Schildt[1], got me through first year. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-Nuts-Bolts-Experienced-Programmers/dp/0078821401/ref=sr_1_1/202-2325551-6648609?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193952915&sr=8-1 Cheers, Dougie -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
