On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:26:28 +0000, Robert Gamble wrote:

> I would definitely pick up a copy of K&R2, it will give you a good
> opportunity to gauge how much you really know about the language, learn
> a few new things, and make yourself more well-rounded. I would have a
> difficult time hiring someone who billed themself a C programmer who
> didn't own and had never read K&R.

I didn't say I hadn't read it I borrowed it from my local library and
read it many years ago, when I was first starting in C. I suppose I
could do with a reread.

> Below is a list of C books currently on my bookshelf that I would
> recommend as intermediate/advanced or reference:
>
> "Expert C Programming" by Peter van der Linden "Secure Coding in C and
> C++" by Robert C. Seacord "The Standard C Library" by P. J. Plauger "C:
> A Reference Manual (5th edition)" by Harbison & Steele

van der Linden's work seems to be widely recommended, so I've put that at
the top of my shopping list, along with K&R.

Thanks for your input.

B.