Re: C help please - C newbie

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:51:43 +0000, Chris Hills wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alan Balmer
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>My recommendation is to get a firm grounding in standard C and good
>>coding practices, then worry about specialized implementations for
>>particular embedded implementations.
> 
> I agree. BUT K&R is NOT "standard C". It was 25 years and many standards
> ago but not now. The H&S book is a better bet.  

The Harbison & Steele book is an excellent reference, but a poor
tutorial and definitely not the right book to learn C with.