> Hello,
> I'm an absolute beginner in C programming and I'm about to take my
> first college course on C.  I know that there are a tremendous number
> of very good books on learning C and C++.  I was wondering if anyone
> would recommend a book to use as a supplement to the class I'm going
> to take, i.e., a secondary source I could use in addition to my
> textbook (Engineering Problem Solving with C, 2nd Edition)to learn the
> material.  Or perhaps I should not bother with another book and just
> concentrate on my class?  Any advice would be helpful.

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> Advice? Learn the difference between C and C++. They aren't the same,
> and the respective communities get a bit tetchy about the confusion.

> Your question is addressed in the comp.lang.c FAQ:

> http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/q18.10.html

> I have crossposted this to comp.lang.c. I would have set followups, but
> I can't figure out how to do that with Netscape. I need to get a real
> newsreader going.

> In the address section see the downward triangular arrow to the
> left of "Group"?  Tick it and select "Followup-To:".  Fill in the
> associated address line with the appropriate group.

> Follow-ups set (for practice)