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Going from Basic to C
Discusses the fundamentals of the C computer programming language and offers advice for BASIC programmers on writing programs in C
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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December 15, 2022
The title says it all
This book shows side-by-side BASIC to C code. Luckily BASIC and C are so similar that you do not have to change paradigms to take advantage of the power of C.
If you were going from COBOL to C, a side-by-side reference would get you in trouble; you would end up with a COBOL program written in C. This program would be bulkier after compiling and run slower than the original COBOL.
Basic on the other has is not so restricted in coding form and has to take advantage of PEEK and POKE to do addressing and take advantage of VECTORS.
This book is not comprehensive in either language. It is a practical starting point. There are ten chapters and a summation.
There are no appendixes.
This book shows side-by-side BASIC to C code. Luckily BASIC and C are so similar that you do not have to change paradigms to take advantage of the power of C.
If you were going from COBOL to C, a side-by-side reference would get you in trouble; you would end up with a COBOL program written in C. This program would be bulkier after compiling and run slower than the original COBOL.
Basic on the other has is not so restricted in coding form and has to take advantage of PEEK and POKE to do addressing and take advantage of VECTORS.
This book is not comprehensive in either language. It is a practical starting point. There are ten chapters and a summation.
There are no appendixes.
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