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Article #5056Re: Why is K&R 2nd edition out before ANSI standard?
From: David E. Bakken
Date: Wed, 18 May 1988 20:24
Date: Wed, 18 May 1988 20:24
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In article <3313@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu>, seitz@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Matthew Eric Seitz) writes: > > Why didn't K&R wait for the final, approved ANSI standard before writing > K&R 2nd edition? It was probably a marketing decision. If they had waited 6-12 months then many programmers and even novices might have already bought "ANSI C" books from other publishers. -- Dave Bakken Boeing Commercial Airplanes (206) 277-2571 uw-beaver!apcisea!hrsw2!bakken Disclaimer: These are my own views, not those of my employers. Don't let them deter you from buying the 747 you've been saving hard for.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!oberon!bbn!rochester!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!shuksan!tahoma!hrsw2!bakken From: bakken@hrsw2.UUCP (David E. Bakken) Newsgroups: comp.std.c Subject: Re: Why is K&R 2nd edition out before ANSI standard? Summary: marketing Message-ID: <84@hrsw2.UUCP> Date: 18 May 88 20:24:33 GMT References: <3313@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> Organization: Boeing Commercial Aircraft Co., Seattle, Wa. Lines: 12