Re: Continue with learning C

From	Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Continue with learning C
Date	2016-09-15 15:32 +0100
Organization	Fix this later
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On 15/09/16 13:11, Alla _ wrote:
> Hello!
>
> It's been a while since I have posted here and since I have done C
> exercises. I was doing the course I have mentioned here a few times,
> and have also been overwhelmed with other matters.
>
> It's time to get back to C and to try to learn as much as I can. I
> will be grateful, as usual, for your guidance, for your opinion on
> the best way to choose.
>
> 1) At the moment I have completed chapter 4 of K&R. 2) My main
> issues, which do not allow me to write correct code, are inability to
> find concise solutions and inability to eliminate redundant code (too
> much loops, etc), which derives from the first issue; most likely,
> both come from the lack of practice in doing logical exercises and
> finding solutions.

Ben has addressed this point already.

> I have the following books: K&R C: a reference manual 5th edition
> http://careferencemanual.com/

Normally known as H&S (for "Harbison and Steele"). A good book.

> Shall I continue with K&R and simultaneously read through and do
> exercises in C: A reference book,

Yes, absolutely. Try to keep the two books roughly in synchronisation
wrt what's being taught. (That might not always be possible, but try
anyway, at least a bit.)

> or can you recommend a way you think will better serve the goal of
> learning good coding habits (I understand that the main way is to
> practice as much as possible).

Again, Ben has addressed this.

>
> Thank you very much!
>
> PS: I don't promise that form time to time I will not get into doing
> something that might be beyond my current level, but, please, don't
> scold me for that.

You /will/ get scolded for that, because that's precisely what's got you 
into trouble before.

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Continue with learning C Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 05:11 -0700
  Re: Continue with learning C "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 05:29 -0700
  Re: Continue with learning C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-15 15:01 +0100
  Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-15 15:32 +0100
    Re: Continue with learning C Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 08:10 -0700
    Re: Continue with learning C luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-09-15 12:06 -0700
      Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-15 21:38 +0100
        Re: Continue with learning C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-16 21:02 -0700
          Re: Continue with learning C "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-09-17 08:03 -0500
          Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-17 22:38 +0100
            Re: Continue with learning C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-17 18:14 -0400
              Re: Continue with learning C raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-09-18 10:47 +0000
              Re: Continue with learning C Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 01:25 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-19 20:51 +1200
                Re: Continue with learning C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-19 09:49 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-19 15:15 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-19 11:39 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 09:55 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-20 08:50 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 18:04 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-20 13:25 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 20:18 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-20 15:25 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-09-20 08:45 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 22:05 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-09-20 10:56 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-19 18:55 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2016-09-25 01:08 +0300
            Re: Continue with learning C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-17 17:08 -0700
              Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-18 01:11 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-09-17 21:32 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-18 16:27 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-09-18 16:08 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-18 07:30 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-09-18 16:07 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-18 16:38 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-18 16:37 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-18 23:54 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-18 16:56 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-18 17:05 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-18 12:28 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-09-18 17:00 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 01:40 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-09-19 08:55 -0500
                Re: Continue with learning C "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-09-18 11:31 -0500
                Re: Continue with learning C Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-09-19 07:25 +1200
                Re: Continue with learning C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-18 20:36 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-09-18 15:45 -0400
                Re: Continue with learning C Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2016-09-19 18:58 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-09-18 09:55 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-09-18 10:12 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-09-18 13:11 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-18 21:54 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-18 15:58 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-19 07:09 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-19 10:04 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-19 10:38 +0100
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-19 13:29 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-19 08:04 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 09:33 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-19 20:47 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-20 09:00 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-20 17:59 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2016-09-20 17:24 +0000
                Re: Continue with learning C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-20 08:57 +0200
                Re: Continue with learning C supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-20 10:53 -0700
                Re: Continue with learning C Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2016-09-19 13:19 +0800
                Re: Continue with learning C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-19 01:30 +0100
      Re: Continue with learning C Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 01:15 -0700
  Re: Continue with learning C Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2016-09-15 12:38 -0700
  Re: Continue with learning C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 11:42 -0700
    Re: Continue with learning C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 12:40 -0700
      Re: Continue with learning C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 12:49 -0700
      Re: Continue with learning C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 14:47 -0700
        Re: Continue with learning C fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 14:59 -0700

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