jmholber

Pointers On C
Kenneth A. Reek
ISBN = 0673999866

Good for programmers experienced with other languages who want to learn C. Covers pointers very well, and has lots of practical advice and examples, not just academic toy examples. Covers stdlib fairly well too. Covers basic data structures: linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. Covers common idioms.

Not good for beginners to programming.

I used K&R, but did not find that I learned pointers and dynamic memory well enough to dig into UNIX system programming and device drivers. This book covered the gap very well. I highly recommend it for anybody who has experience with another language and wants to learn C.

abhijeetnayak

I can't remember the book name.

written by : DENIS RICHIEE ( creator of 'c') nice book to understand c.

whiteflags

It turns out that Mr. Ritchie has actually written several books, but you are probably talking about The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed. Please post with all the necessary information next time.

jarro_2783

We're using "Programming, Problem Solving, and Abstraction with C" by Alistair Moffat at uni.
It's extremely good, it is a from scratch book. It has lots of good diagrams and lots of code. It explains things really well for people who have never programmed before. It also teaches good style and teaches good ways of doing things.
The other thing that the author has done through the book is explain the process of designing programs properly so that you don't run into problems because of how complex your program has become.

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Let us C by Yeshwanth Kanitkar - I got this book from my college
library. This is a popular book and is available everywhere. The language
used is simple and is the best for beginners.
It is a MUST for all beginners! and is in pretty simple language too!

MCRonald

The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.
A must, but may be complemented with Google and many other books

Zaff

C++ , The Complete Reference by Herb Schildt.
Pros: A huge (1k page) reference to the entire language + the standard libraries. Although it is a "reference", it makes a good learning tool as well while being significantly more analytical and thorough than most other programming books. Devotes a quarter of the book to the standard C subset of C++, which is great for anyone who is only concerned with c.
Cons : Writing style is extremely information dense and may be too dry for some readers. There are no exercises or problems for the reader (it is a "reference", after all). Additionally, the book assumes some prior programming experience on the part of the reader and is not a good read to learn what loops or variables (or other basic concepts) are.

Dave_Sinkula

First, this is C, not C++.
Second, any recommendation for Schildt requires you to reference an edition of the book. His early work is widely panned for being horrid.
http://catb.org/jargon/html/B/bullschildt.html

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Xero

It also comes in a low-priced edition, affordable for students like me.
I use this book, it can deliver the idea efficiently.

Pfhreak

I have to agree with Sven that the C All-in-one-desk-reference For Dummies by Dan Gookin is the best for learning. Plus, because of the random stuff you never need to remember but might just sometimes use (such as the Hungarian Naming Convention), you can just keep it next to your box and it has most of the info in.

P4r4digm

Any book that you plan on buying, you should check with the association of C and C++ Users first...

www.accu.org/index.php/book_reviews
Book Reviews from the Association of C and C++ Users. The books are reviewed by experienced C/C++ programmers. Currently, they have reviewed 151 books on beginning C/C++ and 84 books on advanced C/C++.

They know their stuff and are an excellent resource if you want to know whats worth buying

A34Chris

Hi I'm Chris. I'm new to the forums and new to C and to programming in general.

Do online tutorials count? Because I'm using How C Programming Works in conjunction with a regular paperback.

The book I am using is about 20 years old called A Book on C by Al Kelley and Ira Pohl. It seems fairly decent. But I am probably no judge.

kantze

This is a great book. Teach yourself C in 21 days

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IT IS FREE.

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thesand

someone mentioned ivor horton earlier

the guy is a hack
man
i bought his book beginning c, the first programming book i ever bought, horrible, and as many reviews say, its just plain WRONG

the guy clearly has no idea what hes doing

everyone knows k&r2 is great, maybe a bit steep for beginners though
what i started with (along side k&r)
is steve summit's c tutorial:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/cclass/cclass.html

god it made it so much easier lol
if youre a beginner and ya dont wanna pay $100 for that textbook by king that everyone recommends
try the steve summit tutorial

Mikey_Ickey

O'Reilly's C: In A Nutshell has documentation for the entire standard C library along with some very helpfull information to C newcommers (like myself) on how to use it [the C language].

Hope this is helpfull.