what's K&R2?

[David]

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

 

[Dave Vandervies]

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was
the generally accepted definition of the language before the 1989 ANSI
standard), and typically recommended as a good introduction to C for
people who already know another programming language and as a general
reference.

See http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/


dave

 

[Tom Zych]

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

The FAQ ( http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/sx1.html ) says:

Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, The C Programming
Language, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1988, ISBN 0-13-110362-8,
0-13-110370-9. [K&R2]

 

[Artie Gold]

this phrase has been mentioned many times in this NG and it seems like
everyone know what it's. is it a book? a standard? or a guide of some
sort? where can i read more about K&R2? thanks!

http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/

HTH,
--ag

 

[Dan Pop]

Did you try reading the FAQ?

"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was

Nope, Kernighan had precious little to do with the language design.
After Ritchie, the most influential person WRT the original C language
design was, probably, Ken Thompson.

Dan

 

[Charles Richmond]

"The C Programming Language, second edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie.

Written by the people who designed the language (the first edition was
the generally accepted definition of the language before the 1989 ANSI
standard), and typically recommended as a good introduction to C for
people who already know another programming language and as a general
reference.

See http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/

Otherwise known as the "New Testament"...