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I, for one, found the arrays and pointers chapter in K&R Edition 1 to be mostly useless (per my other comment in this subthread I used the Lions Notes). Do you know if it was significantly improved in the 2nd Edition you recommend?

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I happen to have both editions handy. Some sub-sections seem to be 30%-50% rewritten. A big change is there are lots of graphics. 2e seems to be improved, but it's hard for me to estimate how much of an improvement it really is.

No, I don't know if the versions are different.

I scanned the first couple of pages again in the PDF, and still like the simplicity of the presentation, avoiding indirect metaphors ("a pointer is kind of like...").

I never got a copy of Lions, unfortunately. Seems a shame to not have more books in that style.

Hmmm, I read the first N pages of 2nd Edition of the chapter and it sure looks clear and good to me, and one area where I found it confusing looks like it was improved (but who can say 33 years later?). I won't make an anti-recommendation of this edition, but would be curious if anyone has problems with it.

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