Originally Posted by hzmonte
I'm surprised it took so long for someone to recommend this book.
It's got a great reference section, it covers the topics really well and the thing I liked the most was the practice exercises at the end of each chapter which I didn't really find in many other books.
C Programming: A modern approach by K.N. King
An excellent and easy to understand introduction to intermediate level of C. I ve been using it since my Bachelors whenever I want to have a clear understanding of something basic.
programming in C using Turbo C++ by waites group is excellent for beginners. i enjoyed that book.
First, I think its impotant to remember that all
books can have errors. I've wasted hours assuming
some code from a book is perfect, just to discover
it had logic errors I did not expect, so wasn't looking
for. The same for code you find on the Internet.
Everyone makes mistakes. I make a lot of them.
These books have been useful for me. I hope
they are some use to you.
Beginning Linux Programming
WROX Press by N.Matthew & R.Stones
ISBN 1-874416-68-0
all except the chapter on shells is in C.
Great for learning to program with Linux
using C. It does not teach you how to program
in C. You should know some of that already.
SAMS Teach Yourself Linux Programming in
24 Hours. ISBN 0-672-31582-3
Great for learning to program with Linux
using C. You have to know how to program
in C already for this book to be useful.
SAMS Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours
ISBN 0-672-31861-x
A basic C tutorial for learning the basics of C.
A fine book for starting.
POSIX Programmer's Guide
Writing Portable UNIX Programs
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc
D.A.Lewine ISBN 0-937175-73-0
This is an old book and might not be in print
anymore.
I can't remember the book name.
written by : DENIS RICHIEE ( creator of 'c') nice book to understand c.
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.
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.
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!
I have 8th edition(9th edition is out BTW!).From 5th edition ,this book have chapter on GNU/Linux platform as well.Good Job
I have 8th edition(9th edition is out BTW!).From 5th edition ,this book have chapter on GNU/Linux platform as well.Good Job
This is the problem........C is not an Easy language. Every wondered why System Engineers get paid the most and not Java programmers?........
Let us C does not tell you anything about :- Memoization, Defensive Programming and Writing Secured C code.
These 3 aspects are the core of any decent C program and Let us C tells you nothing about that.
And what about explaining the C libraries?......Ok C has only a bunch of libraries but <ctype.h>, <string.h> and other libraries deserve mention.
The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie.
A must, but may be complemented with Google and many other books
C++:The Complete Reference
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.
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
7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*
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.
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
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