Absolute Beginner’s Guide to C (2nd Edition)

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to C (2nd Edition)

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For beginning programmers, this updated edition answers all C programming questions. This bestseller talks to readers at their level, explaining every aspect of how to get started and learn the C language quickly. Readers also find out where to learn more about C. This book includes tear-out reference card of C functions and statements, a hierarchy chart, and other valuable information. It uses special icons, notes, clues, warnings, and rewards to make understanding easier. And the clear and

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  • Buena Bugayong
    131 of 141 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    The Best Book you can Buy for begginers., November 26, 1999
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    This review is from: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to C (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

    All right my name is Troy and im 14 years old. I start off with saying that this is the best book to buy if have never even programmed before. This book gives you the best start you can get..Dont buy books like “C for dumbies” by googin or whatever his name is. I seriously reccomend this book. It starts of with standard I/o like printf() and scanf() et cetera…THen goes on to teach you data structers, loops, heap memory, intermediate i/o, and making your own functions. It teaches you how to organize your code and make it more easier to read. The writer puts everything in a CLEAR easy to read way, unlike other books that explain things in a very difficult manner and don’t put much depth into it or make jokes to get the point through like your stupid. After this book I reccomend “The C Programming Language” by Kernighan and Ritchie. Buy this book and you won’t regret it…Thats a fact. Just don’t think that your a master at C after you read it. Practice will make you a better programmer.!

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  • Carl A. Schreiber
    52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
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    Buy this book if you don’t know where to start, August 10, 2000
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    This review is from: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to C (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

    Just wanted to add my name to the list of highly satisfied purchasers of this book. This is an excellent programming book for beginners, even if you have never programmed before. I originally started out with K&R C, but it was just too dry. Perry’s book gives you the basics and the confidence to move on to more advanced books (like K&R C, Pointer on C, etc).

    The only downside to the book is that there are no “problems” to work out. (Sure you can put his code in and watch it run–but where is the problem-solving in that?) However, there are numerous Computer Science Departments out there that do post their course work problems on the Net which can be easily downloaded and printed. Although, few also post the answers, so…good luck :)

    Watch out for the chapters on getchar() and getch(). getch() only gets a page or two of explanation and leaves a hapless beginner to founder. K&R C did help here at this point, takes some hacking away at it, but it comes eventually. (Or maybe it will come really quickly and you’ll think, that tripped him up? What a geek!)

    Lastly, don’t waste your hard-earned cash on a fancy-smancy C compiler. There are lots of good (and free) C compilers out there (GNU’s gcc, borland DOS-based from http://www.borland.com, etc). Pick one, spend some time learning the switches and optimizations on it and then get to coding.

    From there on out it is just code, code and code. And then debug…and debug…and debug…cry…and debug…

    After this book I recommend cutting your teeth on K&R C (there’s a reason they call it the C Bible). You can easily see the basics you picked up with Perry in K&R. It was a big help for me when I could see something familiar in the concepts and was able trudge on through.

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