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"CyBorg 0091" <non@no.na> wrote:
>Not helpfull information.

Actually, that is *extremely* helpful information.

Let me amplify it a little...

>"Gary R. Schmidt" <grschmidt@acm.org> wrote:
>> geo wrote:
>> > "Davo" <dgwood@optushome.com.au> wrote:
>> >>I am looking for active newsgroups, productive user
>> >>friendly tutorials, good weblinks, and local private tutors
>> >>(Melbourne Australia) in the programming language C. The
>> >>two news groups athome.aus.programming and
>> >>athome.aus.programming.c++ dont seem to have much
>> >>activity. Any information or advice will be much
>> >>appreciated.
...
>> > comp.lang.c
>> > comp.lang.c++
...
>> But read them both for a couple of weeks before you post any questions,
>> and for Bog's sake - READ THE BLOODY FAQS FOR THE GROUPS FIRST!!!!

The comp.lang.c newsgroup is frequented by a large group of
*exceedingly* experienced people.  They are experienced not only
in C programming, but in Usenet use and abuse.  They are, as a
group, just about the most anal retentive bunch of die hard do
it right or else bunch of pedantic experts available on the net.

And there *is* good cause for it.  The group would be useless if
it were allowed to degenerate into the morass of slop that most
of Usenet has become.  (Not to say that they don't ever go
overboard, because they do!  Often... :-) Whatever, the whole
point of posting there is to get someone to pick your code to
pieces and tell you everything that is wrong with it.  And they
will too.

Put it this way...  Dennis Ritchie had the audacity to post a
somewhat off topic article (about the _history_ of the C
programming language, not about using it) to comp.lang.c a
couple years ago, and Richard Heathfield had the brass to post a
reply that simply said "Yeah, but what's your C question?"

If they'll give DMR (who invented C) a hard time, just think
what they'll do to *you*, if you don't follow the rules!

Read the group and be *well* aware of how to ask appropriate
questions, be aware of what is not appropriate, and be aware of
how to format your articles.  Do read the FAQ and do *not* post
questions that are answered in the FAQ or in the appropriate man
page unless you have read those and do not understand them (and
do make that clear in the article).

Probably the best way to make use of comp.lang.c is via google.
Pay particular attention to Larry Kirby, Chris Torek, Doug Gywn,
Richard Heathfield, Steve Summit, Dan Pop, and Clive Feather.
(And my apologies to half a dozen others that belong in the
list too.)

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Floyd L. Davidson           <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska)                         floyd@barrow.com