Re: Opinions about a book

Spiros Bousbouras said:

> On 5 May, 00:37, Robert Gamble <rgambl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> I would
>> suggest you check out C Programming: A Modern Approach 2nd Edition
>> <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393979504/knking>
which just
>> came out, focuses completely on C and is a fair bit cheaper than
>> Deitel's offering.
> 
> It looks interesting. But I find it a bit puzzling
> that amazon has a combined offer of the book
> with "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art".

I don't see why that's puzzling. The logic is clear[1]:

A) Someone who buys a book called "Understanding Comics" is clearly
someone 
who doesn't currently understand comics.

B) The Deitel book contains a comic figure (I don't actually remember
this, 
and I can't check because my own copy has gone walkies, but someone 
mentioned this elsethread and I believe them). It is therefore unsuitable 
for someone who doesn't understand comics.

C) Ergo, the best book for such a person (assuming they already have K&R) 
is King. QED.

Seriously, both books are fine, although I share the irritation that much 
of the Deitel offering is wasted on a fly-by-night derived work - the 
authors would have done better to keep their focus on the language proper,

the language that it says on the tin.

[1] Sketchy? Yes. Full of holes and fallacies? Sure. Easily disproved? Of 
course. But nevertheless very, very, clear.

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