[off-topic] BAD C book

[off-topic] BAD C book

[Wesley Groleau]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
 > Wesley Groleau wrote:
 >
 >> I own a "C Primer" which NEVER informs the reader that
 >> C is case-sensitive.
 >>
 >> If you're thinking that case-sensitivity is something
 >> the reader already knew... this book was allegedly aimed
 >> at beginners in the MSDOS world!
 >
 > MS-DOS had case-insensitive file names, but that doesn't mean
 > that case-insensitivity is an assumed default. If it was, so
 > many people on c.l.a wouldn't complain when people discuss ADA.

In DOS, does

   dir

do something different from

   DIR

??

Does case make a difference in a command in a .BAT script?

In DOS, can you declare variables FOO and foo, and keep
them independent of each other?

Then how is a DOS person who tries that supposed to
figure out the resulting strange behavior when he/she
does it in C ?

Let's face it, somebody really pulled a STUPID in publishing
a so-called "C Primer" that _never_ says C is case-sensitive.