Software tools in Pascal: did I make a mistake?

[CBFalconer]

a while ago, someone asked a question about software engineering
in C, and someone else proposed Software tools in Pascal of
Kernighan. And pointed that it was not about Pascal at all. I
went to Amazon, and the comments also say the same thing.
Well I just got my order of the book; it came into my mail box
today, and the preface suggests a "Standard Pascal compiler." Oh
no! Pascal doesn't even exist nowadays...
What's in this book that a C programmer can learn? How is it
related to C. Now that I have it, I must do something with it...

Try comp.lang.pascal.ansi-iso. Cross-posted and f'ups set.

[Scott Moore]

Post by CBFalconer

a while ago, someone asked a question about software engineering
in C, and someone else proposed Software tools in Pascal of
Kernighan. And pointed that it was not about Pascal at all. I
went to Amazon, and the comments also say the same thing.
Well I just got my order of the book; it came into my mail box
today, and the preface suggests a "Standard Pascal compiler." Oh
no! Pascal doesn't even exist nowadays...
What's in this book that a C programmer can learn? How is it
related to C. Now that I have it, I must do something with it...

Try comp.lang.pascal.ansi-iso. Cross-posted and f'ups set.

You got the Pascal version of the book. The original version is
in C. Send back the book for the C version.

C version:

http://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/020103669X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207268779&sr=8-1

Pascal version:

http://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/020103669X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207268779&sr=8-1

A brief look at the comments for the Pascal version simply
demonstrates that you weren't the only one who bought the
wrong book.

Scott

[Scott Moore]

Post by Scott Moore

Post by CBFalconer

a while ago, someone asked a question about software engineering
in C, and someone else proposed Software tools in Pascal of
Kernighan. And pointed that it was not about Pascal at all. I
went to Amazon, and the comments also say the same thing.
Well I just got my order of the book; it came into my mail box
today, and the preface suggests a "Standard Pascal compiler." Oh
no! Pascal doesn't even exist nowadays...
What's in this book that a C programmer can learn? How is it
related to C. Now that I have it, I must do something with it...

Try comp.lang.pascal.ansi-iso. Cross-posted and f'ups set.

You got the Pascal version of the book. The original version is
in C. Send back the book for the C version.
http://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/020103669X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207268779&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Brian-W-Kernighan/dp/020103669X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207268779&sr=8-1
A brief look at the comments for the Pascal version simply
demonstrates that you weren't the only one who bought the
wrong book.
Scott

Thanks for calling my attention to it, the book needed
a more balanced review there, and I put one up. Basically
the book is one of my favorite books, in the original --> C <--
version. However, the book is about as fair to Pascal
as a gang rape in a federal prison.

Apologies for any slur to gangs, raping, federal personnel
or prisons.

Scott