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Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by jcelerier »

yayana wrote: post #10

It's nice to see a good quality effort on a modern C book. Looking at the current language/job markets outside the center, I feel like we are hitting the same problems as in open source. People add C++ to every C job to have something with the same level of innovations going on as new languages, even if it is about Linux embedded and you wouldn't let a C++ construct near the system.

> even if it is about Linux embedded and you wouldn't let a C++ construct near the system.

I guess all these AVR, STM32 and ESP2866 devices running C++ are to be discarded too ?

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by paedubucher »

paedubucher wrote: post #8
dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #2

I'm sorry, $60? I'm all in favor of fair remuneration for an excellent piece of work, but this is really too much. $30 would be much more fair. (And it doesn't matter if it's a physical book or e-book, the cost of printing nowadays is ca. $1 for each 100 pages.)

Maybe the others here in the forum can tell me, why I should risk buying the pre-order (30% off), when I have no chance of reading a sample chapter yet. (I'm actually thinking of doing this, because I'm looking for a good second book on C after having worked through K&R before.) When I see that Brian W. Kernighan releases a book, it's an instant buy for me.

Nah, fuqit, I'll just buy it ;-)

NoStarch never let me down so far, and paying USD 60 (or 40, or whatever) is such a marginal difference for a book you're going to spends dozens of hours on.

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by wmwragg »

paedubucher wrote: post #8
dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #2

I'm sorry, $60? I'm all in favor of fair remuneration for an excellent piece of work, but this is really too much. $30 would be much more fair. (And it doesn't matter if it's a physical book or e-book, the cost of printing nowadays is ca. $1 for each 100 pages.)

Maybe the others here in the forum can tell me, why I should risk buying the pre-order (30% off), when I have no chance of reading a sample chapter yet. (I'm actually thinking of doing this, because I'm looking for a good second book on C after having worked through K&R before.) When I see that Brian W. Kernighan releases a book, it's an instant buy for me.

I've recommended this on here before, but I’ve found "Understanding and Using C Pointers" by Richard Reese, a really wonderful modern book on C.

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by bla3 »

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #2

I'm sorry, $60? I'm all in favor of fair remuneration for an excellent piece of work, but this is really too much. $30 would be much more fair. (And it doesn't matter if it's a physical book or e-book, the cost of printing nowadays is ca. $1 for each 100 pages.)

In case you're interested in the book but can't afford it: it's off 30% until Apr 1 with THANKU30, see their main page.

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by beezle »

dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #2

I'm sorry, $60? I'm all in favor of fair remuneration for an excellent piece of work, but this is really too much. $30 would be much more fair. (And it doesn't matter if it's a physical book or e-book, the cost of printing nowadays is ca. $1 for each 100 pages.)

I have a 295 page book in production. The print cost for paper bound is $5.46 for case laminate $10.02. Contrary to what you may think, print costs are not going to limit $0. Quite the other way, they have risen over the past seven years from $4.72 and $9.82 (roughly inflation for the paper bound).

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by clarry »

paedubucher wrote: post #12
paedubucher wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe the others here in the forum can tell me, why I should risk buying the pre-order (30% off), when I have no chance of reading a sample chapter yet. (I'm actually thinking of doing this, because I'm looking for a good second book on C after having worked through K&R before.) When I see that Brian W. Kernighan releases a book, it's an instant buy for me.

Nah, fuqit, I'll just buy it ;-) NoStarch never let me down so far, and paying USD 60 (or 40, or whatever) is such a marginal difference for a book you're going to spends dozens of hours on.

> for a book you're going to spends dozens of hours on.

Is that a feature? I'm constantly frustrated by books that use many words to say little. Wasting hours on such books tends to be negative value, and I shouldn't buy them even for two cents..

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by catilac »

clarry wrote: post #16
paedubucher wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nah, fuqit, I'll just buy it ;-) NoStarch never let me down so far, and paying USD 60 (or 40, or whatever) is such a marginal difference for a book you're going to spends dozens of hours on.

> for a book you're going to spends dozens of hours on. Is that a feature? I'm constantly frustrated by books that use many words to say little. Wasting hours on such books tends to be negative value, and I shouldn't buy them even for two cents..

I have the same frustration, though in this case I think given the author's expertise I imagine all the words actually contain much wisdom. Hopefully!

Re: Effective C: An Introduction to Professional C Programming

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Post by pjmlp »

yayana wrote: post #10

It's nice to see a good quality effort on a modern C book. Looking at the current language/job markets outside the center, I feel like we are hitting the same problems as in open source. People add C++ to every C job to have something with the same level of innovations going on as new languages, even if it is about Linux embedded and you wouldn't let a C++ construct near the system.

Thankfully there is also Arduino, ESP32, mbed, AUTOSAR and plenty of other embedded places where Linux and C aren't that relevant.
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