[ale] [Fwd: James Gosling will be speaking at the Sept. AJUG meeting]

[Geoffrey]

Christopher Fowler wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-08-30 at 10:11 -0400, Step wrote:
>> You've hit on a big problem: how the heck do newbies know where to get
>> good code examples?  The only relatively safe approach I can think of
>> is to buy expensive books, but even that doesn't approach a guarantee.
>> The other option is to hang out in IRC or sitepoint.com or something
>> and ask people, but then the person who doesn't know any better has to
>> wade through people's opinions and try to make a decision on something
>> they're not qualified to understand....ah well, so much for the
>> information age.  ;) 
> 
> The "Classics" by Richard Stevens, K&R.  That is a place where you get
> on how to write good code.

Advanced Unix Programming by Marc Rochkind.  Get the 2nd edition.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
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