Re: C Programming

[Matthew Miller <mattdm mattdm org>]

On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 02:05:46AM -0400, Lyvim Xaphir wrote:
> We'll have to agree to disagree.  Forward references arent a problem as
> long as the topics are taken care of, I havent' seen a case where they
> havent been.  Also the explanations that I've seen are neither obtuse
> nor needlessly confusing.  In any case this is a very poor complaint for
> the book; for some reason you seem to be grasping at straws.

It's a perfectly valid complaint -- the writing style used in a book is very
important. You can call it straws if you want! And if you *like* your books
to be read like choose-your-own adventures, where you flip back and forth to
determine what's going on, okay, but there's other, better C books where you
don't have to do that.

> > Additionally, since it's a textbook, it comes with the ridiculous price of
> > $80 or more.
> Well you should have stopped with the first paragraph, now you're
> displaying rank propaganda.
> http://product.half.ebay.com/C-How-to-Program_W0QQprZ2473666QQtgZinfo

Uh, it's not "rank propaganda" just because you can find it used for less.
The full, new price is indeed over $80. (In fact, it's more like $100.)

What's with the aggression, here?


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