C Book Recommendations

jake123 · 03-25-2008, 10:13 AM

I find it funny out of all the posts I've read on this thread, none of the experts on the forum have posted any books they've used.

It's probably because they never needed any! They figured it all out on their own!

Then again, I probably should be laughing at myself because I'm a prone book user. The bad thing about using books nowadays is they don't really teach you to think. Especially all these beginning books.

And plus the best book I've read on C is the Internet : )

matsp · 03-25-2008, 10:19 AM

Not true at all. I have (and use) several books - some of which are out of print, or several editions older than the current edition, but that's what happens when you have been working professionally for many years.

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Mats

birumut · 03-25-2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aufather

C How to Program by Deitel and Deitel

The books really nice for beginners to start out with a modern compiler like VC++ and starts from the basics. It also has special boxes for common errors

performance tips

portability tips

etc.

Also they teach you a method to implement a problem. Then after they introduce us to a new topic(say arrays) the old problem is revisited and implemented using the new concept(arrays) and shows us how arrays has made the implementation more elegant.
This really helps in developing a coding style for beginners.

The only problem i found is that the book is its pretty thick.

hello, could you give me a link to download 'how to program by deitel and deitel'..

nurofen · 03-29-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aufather
C How to Program by Deitel and Deitel

The books really nice for beginners to start out with a modern compiler like VC++ and starts from the basics. It also has special boxes for common errors performance tips portability tips etc.

Also they teach you a method to implement a problem. Then after they introduce us to a new topic(say arrays) the old problem is revisited and implemented using the new concept(arrays) and shows us how arrays has made the implementation more elegant.
This really helps in developing a coding style for beginners.

The only problem i found is that the book is its pretty thick.

I bought the book (I say too all learning or just started out (like me) great up todate book)). Only thing Exercises have no Answers sheets.

smoking81 · 03-31-2008, 12:38 AM

hello!
I'd knidly ask you if you can suggest me a good book about algorithms and data structures in C. I'm looking for a fast reading followed by an intensive exercise session. IF you know something available online or a book which can be purchased from amazon (or downloaded somewhere!

), it'd be much better (i need it asap and only amazon can deliver to italy in few days!

)

thanks really a lot! Bye

Sander · 05-20-2008, 08:10 AM

If you're "scientifically inclined" you could also check out the introductionary programming book at http://www.curly-brace.com.

Disclaimer: I wrote it.

carroty · 07-23-2008, 07:08 PM

I think this book is a nice one.

The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.

sureshhewa · 07-25-2008, 07:33 PM

Deital & Deital book is very good for beginners. Balaguruswami's book also a nice one for beginners

LowWaterMark · 08-10-2008, 02:17 AM

I heartily recommend "Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition)" by Greg Perry.

Take this with a grain of salt. I am an absolute beginner. I found the text to be well thought out, well written and at under 400 pages, not so dense as to be overwhelming. It is an introductory tutorial, not a tome on the C programming language.

FWIW, I bought it, read it, finished it, and liked it.

newbie_socketsp · 08-10-2008, 08:28 AM

Not sure if this has been posted, but TCP/IP Sockets in C by Michael Donahoo and Kenneth Calvert is a brilliant book for sockets programming. Good even if you don't have much previous programming knowledge.

navdeep225 · 08-20-2008, 04:34 AM

hello everybody,

can i konw in which site i can download books related to c programming for free. if there are any suggesting sites then let me know please...

bye,

Naveen.

matsp · 08-20-2008, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by navdeep225

hello everybody,

can i konw in which site i can download books related to c programming for free. if there are any suggesting sites then let me know please...

bye,

Naveen.

The first link in google when searching for "Free C Books" is:
http://www.techbooksforfree.com/ccpp.shtml
The page covers both C and C++, and there is more C++ than C on the page, but there are some C content there.

I personally prefer to have "real" books, but that's personal opinion (and "real" books are rarely entirely free).

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Mats

mike_g · 08-20-2008, 06:52 AM

Quote:

The first link in google when searching for "Free C Books" is:
http://www.techbooksforfree.com/ccpp.shtml

I went there; downloaded a book; it came in pdfs that must have been 1 or 2 pages big; took ages; tried to read a page; it was passsword protected; coulent find password; realised that even if i did find it I would have to spend hours entering passwords; got bored; deleted it

matsp · 08-20-2008, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike_g

I went there; downloaded a book; it came in pdfs that must have been 1 or 2 pages big; took ages; tried to read a page; it was passsword protected; coulent find password; realised that even if i did find it I would have to spend hours entering passwords; got bored; deleted it

Seeing as the page links to other pages, quality of the content may vary greatly - and I never even tried to use any of those "books", so I can't say. I'm just doing the google that the OP should have done - it wasn't the only hit either.

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Mats

mike_g · 08-20-2008, 07:22 AM

Yeah its no biggie. Theres loads of free books around on the net, or at least loads of free linux books which is what I'm mostly reading atm.

03-25-2008, 10:13 AM	#76
jake123 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 26	I find it funny out of all the posts I've read on this thread, none of the experts on the forum have posted any books they've used. It's probably because they never needed any! They figured it all out on their own! Then again, I probably should be laughing at myself because I'm a prone book user. The bad thing about using books nowadays is they don't really teach you to think. Especially all these beginning books. And plus the best book I've read on C is the Internet : )
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03-25-2008, 10:19 AM	#77
matsp Kernel hacker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Farncombe, Surrey, England Posts: 15,686	Not true at all. I have (and use) several books - some of which are out of print, or several editions older than the current edition, but that's what happens when you have been working professionally for many years. -- Mats __________________ Compilers can produce warnings - make the compiler programmers happy: Use them! Please don't PM me for help - and no, I don't do help over instant messengers.
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03-31-2008, 12:38 AM	#80
smoking81 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 100	algorithms and data structures book hello! I'd knidly ask you if you can suggest me a good book about algorithms and data structures in C. I'm looking for a fast reading followed by an intensive exercise session. IF you know something available online or a book which can be purchased from amazon (or downloaded somewhere! ), it'd be much better (i need it asap and only amazon can deliver to italy in few days! ) thanks really a lot! Bye
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05-20-2008, 08:10 AM	#81
Sander Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 53	If you're "scientifically inclined" you could also check out the introductionary programming book at http://www.curly-brace.com. Disclaimer: I wrote it.
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07-23-2008, 07:08 PM	#82
carroty Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	I think this book is a nice one. The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.
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07-25-2008, 07:33 PM	#83
sureshhewa Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: sri lanka Posts: 13	Deital & Deital book is very good for beginners. Balaguruswami's book also a nice one for beginners
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08-10-2008, 02:17 AM	#84
LowWaterMark Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 12	I heartily recommend "Absolute Beginner's Guide to C (2nd Edition)" by Greg Perry. Take this with a grain of salt. I am an absolute beginner. I found the text to be well thought out, well written and at under 400 pages, not so dense as to be overwhelming. It is an introductory tutorial, not a tome on the C programming language. FWIW, I bought it, read it, finished it, and liked it.
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08-10-2008, 08:28 AM	#85
newbie_socketsp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	Not sure if this has been posted, but TCP/IP Sockets in C by Michael Donahoo and Kenneth Calvert is a brilliant book for sockets programming. Good even if you don't have much previous programming knowledge.
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08-20-2008, 04:34 AM	#86
navdeep225 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	hello everybody, can i konw in which site i can download books related to c programming for free. if there are any suggesting sites then let me know please... bye, Naveen.
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08-20-2008, 07:22 AM	#90
mike_g Wheres the lesbians? Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,219	Yeah its no biggie. Theres loads of free books around on the net, or at least loads of free linux books which is what I'm mostly reading atm. __________________ Senior highbrow doctor of authority.
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