From: Warren <ve3wwg@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: confusion with string initialization
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:05:29 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2010-04-19T20:05:29+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Xns9D5FA3B122425WarrensBlatherings@81.169.183.62> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4bccb39a$0$279$14726298@news.sunsite.dk
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Thomas L�cke expounded in news:4bccb39a$0$279$14726298@news.sunsite.dk:
> Colin Paul Gloster wrote:
>> Why did you consider a book which makes which packages things are in
>> unclear by mutiliating programs by means of the USE keyword to be
>> excellent?
>
> John Barnes spends a lot of time throughout the book explaining how the
> with/use clauses work, how library units work, how the
> scope/visibility/accesibility systems works and how packages work. He
> does not blindly "abuse" the use keyword. Quote:
..
> As a beginner I've had much joy out of reading the John Barnes book. It
> deals with a complicated subject matter in clear and concise manner.
I agree. I still have and frequently review my copy of the '95
version of the book. The '05 version is still too pricey for
my liking, even used. I can wait for it.
Warren.
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Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-17 13:21 confusion with string initialization brett
2010-04-17 13:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-17 17:42 `
2010-04-17 19:01 ` J-P. Rosen
2010-04-17 21:30 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2010-04-18 2:13 ` brett
2010-04-18 13:36 ` Alex Mentis
2010-04-19 14:54 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2010-04-19 14:12 ` J-P. Rosen
2010-04-19 18:20 ` John B. Matthews
2010-04-19 23:18 ` Adam Beneschan
2010-04-20 3:37 ` John B. Matthews
2010-04-27 9:08 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2010-04-28 13:26 ` BrianG
2010-04-19 19:48 `
2010-04-19 20:05 ` Warren [this message]
2010-04-19 20:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-21 1:12 ` brett
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