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Old 02-11-2010, 07:42 PM
Ruben Safir
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Default Re: C++ Workshop Announcement from the NYLUG and NYLXS MailingLists

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:44:39 -0800, Michael Doubez wrote:

> On 11 fév, 17:30, Ruben Safir <ru...@mrbrklyn.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:22 -0800, Kirit Sælensminde wrote:
>> > Are you in the process of learning this stuff yourself, or is this a
>> > rough draft you expect us to help you to correct? Knowing how many
>> > bits are in things like a byte and how binary numbers are represents
>> > in computers is pretty basic programming knowledge.

>>
>> Not for beginners. Â*For beginners it is a complete mystery, especially
>> in adult education.
>>
>> > Are those numbers
>> > really the ones that are given in the book? From inspection and
>> > without working out what 2^31 or 2^32 actually is I can see that the
>> > signed ranges are all wrong for 16 and 32 bits.

>>
>> That is from King, C Programming: A Modern Approach ISBN 0393969452
>> page 111, one of about 8 resources I'm using.

>
> From which source did you get ?
> <quote - your post 08 Feb 2010>
> C++ has added a new programming directive called the "using" directive
> which is used to create namespace.[..] </quote>


Lippman, Lajoie: C++ Primer 437-440 ISBN 0201824701

Would you like a complete bibiography? I was thinking of writing one up
anyway.

Ruben
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