Hi Garth,

 MS> C is probably one of the hardest languages to teach yourself.
 MS> What other languages do you know & were they all self taught?

G> VAX/VMS Pascal, FoxPro, C++, 80x86 assembly language, Modula/2, COBOL,
G> DCL, various BASIC variants... all self taught. The trick is to learn how
G> to learn, then where to learn, and finally what to learn (or where to
G> find out what you should learn). Only after that do you actually dare sit
G> down and learn something.

 OK!  You've got a good strategy there.  C should be no problems then.
I have learned many languages, most of them self-taught. Have you ever
seen PL/I, APL or REXX?

G> 

G> More seriously; knowing where to find information is in many cases as
G> good as knowing it by heart. To use a computer-based metaphor, you should
G> use your head as a kind of cache. Remember all the stuff you'll need on a
G> regular basis; remember where to find the stuff you'll need infrequently;
G> remember the best methods for tracking down everything else.

G> Works quite nicely, really :).

 Nicely stated.  If we had to remember everything all the time then
we'd really go crazy!  :-)

 MS> This echo & the international C_ECHO are pretty good, though.

G> I find C_ECHO a bit cluttered. A well-placed question in AUST_C_HERE
G> generally works wonders.

 I admit C_ECHO is a bit unwieldy, but if you express yourself clearly
& concisely you will generally get several good replies.

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