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Are there any modern c tutorials that teach and guide the learner through practical programs. For instance a real world backend service ?
Seconding. This would be great to see.
https://www.adamtornhill.com/Patterns%20in%20C%205,%20REACTO...
How often is this going to be reposted?
How often is this going to be reposted?
How often is this going to be reposted?
My past undergraduate self will always be thankful to Beej for the network socket programming guide.
How often is this going to be reposted?
How often is this going to be reposted?
For those who might not be familiar with Beej, this is not his first or only guide. They're all excellent. There's a link near the top of the page: "Click here for other Guides" Also, see previous posts here on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=beej.us
Beej's Guide to Network Programming was how I fumbled my way into socket programming AND C. I can't remember if I first encountered it in the late 90's or early 2000's. It's funny to think about that world now. Unless you had a shell account or ran Linux or some sort of Unix you had to _pay_ (or... not pay) to get access to a C compiler. If you were lucky you'd get access to some FTP servers via IRC that might have s…
That was all made possible by Beej's Guide to Network Programming and the RBJ Biquad Cookbook, mostly.
Just a temporary bodge until the vendor got their shit together. I doubt it'll ever be replaced.
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Beej's Guide to Network Programming was how I fumbled my way into socket programming AND C. I can't remember if I first encountered it in the late 90's or early 2000's. It's funny to think about that world now. Unless you had a shell account or ran Linux or some sort of Unix you had to _pay_ (or... not pay) to get access to a C compiler. If you were lucky you'd get access to some FTP servers via IRC that might have s…
your timeline is a bit off there, but yes
Mid-late 90s I used Beej's network programming guide to write an IRC client.