Re: A note on computing thugs and coding bums

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:31:58 -0600, spinoza1111 wrote
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<2d240115-f992-44ad-aa42-9c15d22f169f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

On Jan 11, 1:08 am, Richard Heathfield <r...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
spinoza1111 said:

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Almost every review mentions that he's a good writer,

Right. There are many good writers. Being a good writer is a nice-to-have
for a C tutorial writer, but it is not sufficient of itself. A detailed
knowledge of C is also a requirement.

I don't think you have that "detailed knowledge of C" and I believe
Herb has it, because knowing C isn't knowing a standard, it's knowing
both standard and non-standard implementations. C is a praxis.

Correct C means correct praxis. You haven't ever demonstrated it, and
neither has Schildt, frankly. Richard most definitely has and does.



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