From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-10-03T04:04:22+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Confession: I never did ASM


On Oct 2, 2007, at 9:30 AM, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

> John Joyce wrote:
>
>> C all-in-one for dummies is the most gentle intro, and is fairly  
>> up to date, good read.
>> C Primer Plus by Steven Prata is very good. It is a bit more on  
>> the dry reading side though.
>
> Actually, the best C book is probably "Head First Java".
>
> <ducking>
>
> Seriously, though, the Waite Group book is pretty good. But there  
> really *should* be a "Head First C" or something like it. The C  
> language is something we take for granted, and I think that's bad.
>
>
Agreed on the taking for granted. Apparently there just isn't enough  
demand for good/new C books out there. Too bad, because it's a  
language that is NOT going away and is as important as ever.
I'm not personally a fan of the Head First series at all. I always  
look at them and having been a teacher, I know that they are good for  
some people with different learning styles, but they just don't work  
for me.
Personally, I'd like to see more computer books leave less white  
space. They're not novels. It's always interesting to see the same  
books translated into Japanese, and the Japanese version is still  
good and has much better formatting and layout with color at a  
cheaper price and a far more manageable physical size. (not the Bell  
Telephone directory size)