No comments about More C Tools for Scientists and Engineers (Computing That Works).

4 comments about Waite Group's Essential Guide to ANSI C (Essential guide series).

1. This is the best C reference book I've seen. It's compact, and contains all ANSI C library routines with alphabetical index and subject index. It explains arguments for the function, and even has a brief example.



2. This is my favorite book about programming. I believe
   a new edition, compliant with the latest C standard might
   be a good idea. Though there is a waste amount of on-line
   material available now, books like that are by no means
   obsolete. I am now sorry that I bought only one piece.



3. A concise tiny book with all ANSI C functions explained. This book should be the standard style for all the computer language books. I am looking for smiliar ones for C++ and VB .NET, but could not find one yet.

   If you want to learn C, you should have this one.




4. I use this book for over twenty years already. It is now worn out, I need a new copy. Although I am now writing in C++, this book is still always close at hand too look up simple things like operator precedence, and standard C functions.

2 comments about Microsoft Visual C++ Mfc Library Reference (Visual C++ 5.0 Documentation Library , Vol 1, Part 1).

1. This book is an excellent reference. It covers all of the MFC classes with the technical detail that is hard to find in the electronic help files that come with Visual C++. This book should be used simply as a reference. You won't want to buy this book if you are trying to learn how to program the C++ language. This book is perfect for those of us struggling to learn the new MFC technologies but still like having real paper



2. Just like a reference manual, it may be a good choice if you are not comfortable with the MSDN online reference. It give you the structure of MFS manual, howvever, never teach you anything.

4 comments about C Quick Reference (Que quick reference series).

1. This is not a tutorial, it is a reference. It is the handiest C reference book I have ever owned, and I have a LOT of C books. This book is small, concise, and indispensable. It does not try to teach you the language; rather it is a book to keep at your side when coding, so you don't have to remember the order of all those arguments or the return values from all those functions. Too bad it is out of print...



2. I have been using this book since it came out. I ran across it now on Amazon as looked for a quick reference on C++ and felt obligate to write a review. This book contains the shortest, clearest, and most concise defination of the C programming language I have ever seen. After 14 year, I still have it within arm's reach 70% of the time. It is a shame it is out of print... even worse, I can't find a similar reference for C++.



3. Haven't you always wanted a C pocket reference without all the hoop-de-la explanations that make it impossible to locate something quickly? Well, this one does it. I rarely go back to my C textbook with this little book. I have seen other mini-books in the same category that do not come close to this one. All native functions are listed with their header files, too. It's great for any and all who can never remember where they put their car keys !



4. I first found this book when I was searching for a small reference, it had already gone out of print. After owning it for several years, I can't believe that this book ever went out of print -- every C developer should have a copy. Concise, terse, and highly informative -- it's everything you would want in a small reference book. Even in the age of easily-accessable and searchable documentation, from sources such as the internet, this book remains a gem.

5 comments about Draft Standard C++ Library, The.

1. Even the sections marked as being future changes are obsolete. Don't buy this book. Get a book on STL instead.Plauger didn't make the big pile he thought he would off his 'standard' library. Hurray for HP and SGI.



2. Anyone who thinks that STL (or anything else) has made this book obsolete needs to take a remedial C++ programming class. If you wish to understand an implementation of the standard library, this is the book by an author who help write the standard.



3. If you think that the STL will bring the end to the C++ standard library, I think you might be wrong. I don't know if I was wrong or not, but as a programmer who had grown up with the standard C++ library, I believe that there are a lot of life left in it. I started my career with C++, not C, but I do know that the standard library is the bridge that connect C++ and C, without it, anyone who come from C to C++ will have a lot of problem.

   Because of this, what you need is a reference that cover all aspects of library in great detail. And I think this book had done a fine job with this. Like Mr. Plauger own "Standard C Library" book, this book's not just telling you what each function do, but it also provided source code for all of them. So, what is a better way to study and understand the standard library?

   For me, this book has its place next to Stroustrup's The C++ Programming Language and Josuttis's The C++ Standard Library. (And now, I'm waiting for Mr.Plauger's upcoming STL book )




4. In its time, this book was almost as good as its counterpart on the Standard C Library.

   Unfortunately, it has the tire tracks of language evolution all over it: While Plauger had good reason to believe that what he was covering would look very close to the final C++ Standard library, shortly after publication, the C++ standard comittee decided to integrate the STL into the standard after all, with such radical consequences for the standard that today, not a single page of this book might be accurate regarding the final standard.

   As a result, this book has, at best, collectors' value. For a great treatment of the Standard C++ library, get Josuttis' _The C++ Standard Library_ instead.

   I still maintain hope that, now that the C++ standard is finalized, Plauger will get around to redo his book to cover the standard in its final form. Id' buy it even if it were 1500 pages long and cost $100.




5. I said that this book was obsolete in '99 and now even Plauger has tacitly agreed. Check out his book on the STL. While the IO stuff in it is still germain, the collection stuff is totally out of date. This book is a waste of $. ...

No comments about Nonsequential Processes: A Petri Net View (E a T C S Monographs on Theoretical Computer Science).

No comments about C-Tools for Scientists and Engineers (Computing That Works).

1 comments about Interfacing with C++: Programming Real-World Applications.

1. Pros:
   Gives the essential to c++ object model as it would be used for hardware:
   Constructors and Destructors, Visibility - access modifiers, Overloading, Cloning, and class abstractions.
   Of course gives examples of inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation while using the parallel port for all examples.
   
   Each project has a concise and clear explanation of how the hardware works - no theoretical fluff. Then you dive right into the code.
   So its an easy read from start to finish.
   
   Coming from higher level language using collections and generics I liked how the author gave examples of accessing multidimensional array elements with pointers.
   
   Besides the programming aspects, here are the hardware main projects
   
   Parallel port projects:
   
   Parallel Port Basics and Interfacing
   Digital-to-Analog Conversion
   Driving Motors- DC and Stepper
   
   
   Parallel port projects but concepts can be applied for serial communication:
   
   Voltage and Temperature Measurement - perfect for transducer sensors/non thermistor sensors
   - Chapter also gives an example on how to program a home made oscilloscope
   Analog-to-Digital Conversion
   The PC Timer.
   
   
   Cons:
   A single section in the appendix for c++'s object model would have been nice.
   
   I don't like that the author places the member functions outside the class definition. This practice is not main stream with other languages like c#, java, php. [update August 30 2007 - ignore this comment see why in the comments below]
   
   The section called Program Development Techniques is essential for c or c++ programmers writing modular programs and need a solution to prevent multiple inclusions of header files.
   
   Since we are interfacing this with a PC there should be a section on serial communication through both serial and more common usb ports, however there is none. Also coverage of driver creation for windows and linux is not addressed. Would have fit nicely after the PC Timer chapter. Wish there was discussion on interrupts and finding memory addresses to hardware.
   
   update: if you want to learn win/linux device drivers see this sourceforge project: http://osrfx2.sourceforge.net/ also look at codeproject.com for usb fx.
   
   
   There is also no talk about tools and development environments, so how do you run the examples? I'm using codewarrior but what does the author use? What are his thoughts or insights on this subject?
   
   
   
   Other Book Suggestions:
   I would also recommend Higher-Order Perl by Mark Jason Dominus as that book improved my procedure programming and got me away from my oo background. Example: function pointers instead of delegates and dispatch table instead of factory pattern with polymorphism. The book has many other hidden gems.
   
   
   Conclusion:
   Would I buy the book again?
   Yes it's a great starting reference.

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1 comments about Getting Graphic: Programming Fundamentals in C and C++/Book and Disk.

1. This is a good book. Not the best I've ever read in regards to graphics in C, but when it comes to basic graphing functions in C, this book covers all the topics well. It accomplishes it's goal by builing an include library step by step. Ultimately, the library of functions that are built can increase the size of any programmers bag of tricks. Probably the best thing about this book is that it assumes NO previous graphics knowledge. The first chapters cover the basics needed such as raster and vector graphics, and how colors are built and displayed on a monitor