Programming in C by Stephen Kochan or C Primer Plus by Stephen Prata?

Hi,
I have been through the recommended books link. There was also a question about someone asking between C Primer Plus and another book. But my quesiton is more for the two books - Programming in C by Stephen Kochan or C Primer Plus by Stephen Prata?

I am planning to buy a book for learning C programming and have focused on these two, but not able to choose one.

Anyone here could suggest which is a better amongst these two?

Please note - The C Programming Language by K&R was something I found too terse and difficult for my level.

This is a good book: "C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition"

Amazon.com: C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition (8601300250168): K. N. King: Books

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Originally Posted by Kernelpanic

This is a good book: "C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition"

Amazon.com: C Programming: A Modern Approach, 2nd Edition (8601300250168): K. N. King: Books

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Hi Kernelpanic,

Thanks for taking time to reply. I had written a reply earlier, but looks like I forgot to hit the "Submit Reply" button, so I've written my answer with request again below.

I will be thankful if you could let me know why you suggest the K.N. King book? Is it because the two I stated earlier lack in some way or do they contain erroneous code or bad practice?

Kindly elaborate.

Thank you once again for taking time to reply.

Hello pmu,

The best way is you look into the books. All three books you will find also as pdf-file so you can see which book is the right for you, and then buy this.


My best time with C was from 1988 to 1997/98, a long time ago, and I had to always a book for learning. The PDFs now about C are "nice" for me.


What I have seen is that King, Kochan and Prata all three are well but it is your decision which book is for you the best - structure, conception, expression, etc

Good luck!

I used to teach C & C++ at a University level.

The book I used to use (Since updated) in my class was:

C Primer Plus, 6th Edition
Stephen Prata

Currently, there is one other that I would also recommend:

C Programming, A Modern Approach
Author: K. N. King

Neither one matches how I taught C, and neither is completely up to date, but either would be good to learn C on your own.

K&R is a great history book, but IMHO, not acceptable for learning C currently using the C99 or C11 Standard.

A good classroom course with a qualified instructor is best for most people, but either book would be fine if that is not an option.

Good luck!