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authorzlg <zlg@zlg.space>2012-11-29 14:44:25 -0600
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Clean up 1-13 and 1-20, correct 1-21
1-13 uses less variables and a for loop for the chart header 1-20 has minor changes 1-21 was rewritten to behave properly README has been rewritten to reflect the limitations of my solutions
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-As I was reading Kernighan and Ritchie's *The C Programming Language*, I felt
-like I was learning the syntax and other superficial things, but not learning
-the more practical lessons that I was sure I'd run into once I tried to make
-something. So I chose to do the exercises. I didn't start until the middle of
-Chapter 1, but better late than never!
+These files are my solutions to Kernighan and Ritchie's *The C Programming
+Language, 2nd Edition*. My aim is to deepen my understanding of C, using only
+the concepts covered in content that comes before each exercise. That means no
+"cheating" by using standard library features that aren't been covered in the
+book yet. As a result, many of my solutions will probably not be "the best", but
+suitable for the goal at hand: *learning*.
-If you have suggestions or pointers, message me! I really want to learn C "the
-right way". It's a fascinating, spartan, pretty language, and I want to become
-good with it.
+I chose this route because as I was reading the K&R, I didn't feel like I was
+learning anything new, but I knew C was known for its simplicity and efficiency.
+If I wasn't learning anything about efficiency and simplifying my programs, then
+why was I learning C? I tackled a few exercises and found that I was beginning
+to learn a few things I hadn't ran into before.
+
+Critique is welcome, but please keep in mind the limitations I've outlined in
+the first paragraph.