Learn C by Hard Way vs The C programming Language
I am studying Python by 6 months and I want to learn something new: C. I want to work with Python and C together. Now , my question: What book is better to use? Learn C by Hard Way or The C programming Language? Or another suggestion, if you have one. Please post arguments for your answer.
PS I am 13-14 years...
Which is why we have a book list thread stuck at the top of the forum
C Book Recommendations
FWIW, I think there are a lot of crap suggestions from drive-by posters which you would be wise to avoid.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
I'm reading K&R at the moment for learning C as my first language, and can say it is a great book. A piece of advice about it though, it might help you to jump around a bit in it. You will see many things in the first chapter that reference things in later chapters, where the concepts are explained in more depth. It can make it seem a bit confusing if you read it in a linear fashion like I did, but once I got to chapter 3 it really opens up and explains in detail the rules about what it has had you doing.
You will want supplemental knowledge as well, looking at how other people do things, tutorials and references online that explain different functions, statements, ect. The combination of several sources of info along with the book bring fairly rapid development. Good luck in learning!
C Programming A Modern Approach by K. N. King is a nice alternative to K&R
