I would like feedback
For about 8 years the 3rd and 4th editions of C and the 8051 have been for sale and I’m guessing well over a thousand copies have been sold. Yet in all those years I have never had any feedback on the book…what it is used for…what things you like about it…what things you dislike…which sections do you use and which have you ignored. When I put together the 3rd edition I combined the contents of several earlier books (hardcover, published by Prentice Hall) and took out most of the assembly language to focus on C. In addition I included large sections about multitasking, serial communications and electronic interfacing. In addition, with the significant improvement in ease of development with the Silicon Labs boards, I narrowed the examples down to two boards in their family (I got to know the boards before the start-up invention company was acquired by SL).
The closest thing to ‘feedback’ I have gotten is the couple of reviews on Amazon (which are mostly positive except for someone who thinks these editions have too many footnotes…clearly based on the earlier editions).
So here’s my request. If you are reading this blog, please either comment below or email me (schultz@pei.sympatico.ca) telling me if you use the book in a class (describe the class a little bit) or for hobbies, or for work (telling us a little about what you do if your company allows). Also, what target hardware do you use. In any case, please identify what parts of the book are relevant to your uses.
Thank you.