Re: help me learn C


"Joe Wright" <joewwright@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Alan L Brown wrote:
Chris Hills wrote:
In article <lnhd495zhs.fsf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Keith Thompson <kst-
u@xxxxxxx> writes

Chris Hills <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
[...]

Since 1990 C has moved on and evolved to C99

Alas, many C implementations have not.



They are half way between.

It depends if you want to discuss reality or a standard that is not
actually used.

I think it is time to broaden c.l.c to discuss C as actually used and
not just standard c. you can do that in c.s.c


Surely the whole purpose of having a "standard" C [or C++] is to enable
portability across various systems. comp.lang.c allows us to discuss
problems in the language no matter what system we are using
individually.

What does "as actually used" mean - as actually used in Windows,
actually in Mac OS X, actually under Linux??? "Reality" is different
for different users.

Alan

The C discussed here is not C++ and doesn't know anything about Windows,
Mac OS, Linux or VMS or whatever.

We would like to discuss the language and its application to portable
programs, not its implementation on the DeathStation series.

What is it about this concept that is so hard to understand?


*LOOK* at the name: comp.lang.c

It's that simple. Really, it is. It's especially true for the large number
of recent non-native English speakers who now have access to Usenet and post
to Usenet. Just how are they supposed to divine that comp.lang.c has some
hidden, ancient, and obsolete restricted purpose? comp.lang.c doesn't even
have a charter.

This fight has been going on since 1995, perhaps even earlier, over
something for which there is an extremely simple fix: create another usenet
group whose title appropriately reflects what you're interested in
discussing:

e.g.: comp.lang.iso.c

or: comp.lang.c.non-programming



Rod Pemberton


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