[TUHS] End of an era: the last ATC (USENIX Annual Technical Conference)

[arnold at skeeve.com]

You're welcome. I was unaware of the Lucas book. There seem to be
two editions on Amazon.

Cameron Míċeál Tyre via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:

> Hello Arnold,
>
> Thank you, sir. I have "Software Tools In Pascal" and am hopeful that I will
> soon get asked if I have anything I want for my upcoming birthday. "Software
> Tools" will be my answer. Your commment about the age of these books is
> something I concur with. I find them easier to read and understand than many
> modern publications. The one modern publication that I have found to be both
> fun and easy to read is Michael W. Lucas's "Ed Mastery" which has been written
> with a sense of humor not present in many software books.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cameron
>
>
> On Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 at 1:09 PM, arnold at skeeve.com <arnold at skeeve.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > IMHO, the best tutorials on ed are the chapters in "Software Tools"
> > and "Software Tools in Pascal" where Kernighan and Plauger write
> > a basic version of it. I recommend both books highly, despite
> > their age.
> >
> > "Software Tools" literally changed my life. :-)
> >
> > Arnold