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Lattice C Ver 5.0

    27-Nov-88 00:50:26
Sb: #22844-Lattice C Ver 5.0
Fm: Erv Thompson 70567,523
To: Betty Clay/SYSOP 76702,337
One thing that has helped me a lot in learning C code a little quicker is having access to a HP9000 mini. It compiles very, very fast and only does a core dump when my code goes whacko. I think that has helped reduce the time I spend with the Amiga going through reboots. I've been using the PDC compiler (downloaded from here) on the Amiga and, compared to my TDI/Modula-2 compiler, it is surprisingly fast. I really recommend it to anyone wanting to learn C code and can't put out the bucks for Lattice or Manx. While I'm on the subject of good beginners tools I'd allso like to recommend "The C Programming Language – 2nd Edition" by Kernighan and Ritchie. It gets to the heart of C very quickly. It also uses much of the proposed ANSI standard in the programming examples.