Re: Should I learn C or C++ first?

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From: Lawson English
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:15

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Karl Wood (karl) wrote:
: Anyone following this discussion could do worse than read Bjarne Stroustrup's
: _The Design and Evolution of C++_ ISBN 0-201-54330-3, section 1.3, pages 23-25.

: I don't want to start a Bjarne Stroustrup cult or anything, but if it were
: not for copyright I'd reproduce it here. I would paraphrase it by saying it
: is about being humble when having an opinion on a subject you know a lot
: about.

Quoting pages 23-25 of a 300 page book probably falls under "fair use". 
In fact, since you would be advertising the book, I seriously doubt that 
the publisher would ever dream of complaining.



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