shamir shakir wrote: > Well I'm new to dynamic memory allocation, that wiki page about malloc gave > me some ideas more clearly. And I'm now reading Herb Schild's Teach yourself > C and C++. > I'm not good at STL yet.
Herbert Schildt currently holds the "honor" of second worst C author of all time. He used to be the worst author until Yashavant Kanetkar stole his glorious title with the abomination known as "Let Us C" that is currently plaguing the world 20 times over. (Watch this list - any time you see Turbo C in use, that person is also likely reading "Let Us C" - the two seem to go hand-in-hand). http://stason.org/TULARC/webmaster/lang/c-cpp-faq/16-Why-do-many-experts-not-think-very-highly-of-Herbert-Schildt-s-books.html When you joined c-prog, you should have received an e-mail containing the group welcome message. In that message was a list of books that group members recommend as an excellent starting point. Just in case you missed the message, here is that list of books again and the c-prog recommended reading order (i.e. if you decide to read the following books, this is the order to read them in): "Accelerated C++" by Koenig and Moo (ISBN #020170353X) "Safe C++ Design Principles" by Thomas Hruska "The C++ Standard Library" by Nicolai Josuttis (ISBN #0201379260) "Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #0201924889) "More Effective C++" by Scott Meyers (ISBN #020163371X) If you are learning or looking to learn C, consider learning C++ instead. It is much more versatile and offers powerful features that C doesn't offer. If you happen to be already reading something other than the books above, seriously consider supplementing your library with the above. If you can't afford the books mentioned, Bruce Eckel offers "Thinking in C++" for free from his website: http://mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html Beware any C/C++ author who does not adhere closely to the ANSI C/C++ Standard. One very popular author is Yashavant Kanetkar who is the author of "Let Us C". His writing may be simple to understand however his code is non-ANSI Standard. Similar great writers have shown up over the years (e.g. Herbert Schildt) who tell wonderful stories but don't adhere to the Standards defined by the ANSI C/C++ committees. You should also obtain at least copy of a draft copy of the ANSI C/C++ Standard. Draft copies are free and c-prog links to quite a few of them here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/c-prog/links/Standards_001012496381/ -- Thomas Hruska CubicleSoft President Ph: 517-803-4197 *NEW* MyTaskFocus 1.1 Get on task. Stay on task. http://www.CubicleSoft.com/MyTaskFocus/
