Re: Opinions about a book

nembo kid said:

> What do you think about the following book:
> 
> C How to Program, 5/E
> (Harvey & Paul) Deitel & Associates, Inc.
> 
> 
<http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,0132404168,00.html>
 
Prentice Hall were kind enough to send me a copy of this book, but 
unfortunately either it has popped out for a pizza and a pint or it's 
somewhere on my desk (possibly several strata down), so I can't refer to 
it in this reply.

From memory, then:

It's a big book, but that's fixable. If you remove the second half of the 
book (which isn't actually about C at all), you can save enough carrying 
capacity for not just K&R2 but also "C: A Reference Manual" (Harbison & 
Steele).

It's not a clueless book by any means. The authors generally go to some 
trouble to learn the languages they write about, and they certainly know 
their C.

The explanations are reasonable, and the exercises thought-provoking on 
occasion.

Overall, it's a book I can recommend. If ever it re-surfaces, I may take 
the time to write a more detailed review (or, to be perfectly honest, I 
may not).

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