what's K&R2? - C / C++

David

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

Nov 13 '05 #1

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Dave Vandervies

In article <c2************ **************@ posting.google. com>,
David <dz****@hotmail .com> wrote:

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was
the generally accepted definition of the language before the 1989 ANSI
standard), and typically recommended as a good introduction to C for
people who already know another programming language and as a general
reference.

See http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/
dave

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Nov 13 '05 #2

Tom Zych

David wrote:

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

The FAQ ( http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/sx1.html ) says:

Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming
Language, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988, ISBN 0-13-110362-8,
0-13-110370-9. [K&R2]

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Nov 13 '05 #3

Artie Gold

David wrote:

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/

HTH,
--ag

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Nov 13 '05 #4

Dan Pop

In <bk**********@t abloid.uwaterlo o.ca> dj******@csclub .uwaterloo.ca (Dave Vandervies) writes:

In article <c2************ **************@ posting.google. com>,
David <dz****@hotmail .com> wrote:
this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

Did you try reading the FAQ?
"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was

Nope, Kernighan had precious little to do with the language design.
After Ritchie, the most influential person WRT the original C language
design was, probably, Ken Thompson.

Dan
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Nov 13 '05 #5

Charles Richmond

Dave Vandervies wrote:

In article <c2************ **************@ posting.google. com>,
David <dz****@hotmail .com> wrote:
this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was
the generally accepted definition of the language before the 1989 ANSI
standard), and typically recommended as a good introduction to C for
people who already know another programming language and as a general
reference.

See http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/

Otherwise known as the "New Testament"...

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Nov 13 '05 #6

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