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In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks

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Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks

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Post by abecedarius » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:40 PM UTC

cas wrote: post #39

abecedarius wrote: post #24

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O'Reilly's ebooks are DRM-free. Kindle version is not.

You can easily remove the Kindle DRM using Calibre and some plugins.

I choose not to reward publishers of DRMed works with my money. If some of the open-format stuff is too pricey, well, there's plenty to read off in the free world anyway.

Re: In honor of Dennis Ritchie, 50% off all C/C++ ebooks

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Post by cynest » Thu, Nov 03, 2011, 6:23 AM UTC

wyclif wrote: post #40

cynest wrote: post #38

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I'm wanting to learn C++. Is it still worth it to start off with K&R? Obviously I would probably go through K&R later, but it might be better to start off with something more relevant.

If you're already a programmer, I'd recommend this book: http://www.acceleratedcpp.com/ It shares some of the same qualities of K&R (short, concise) but is specific to C++, is a good book in general, and won't swamp you.

Thanks!

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