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C Programming: A Modern Approach

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This book was not my first. I had previously tried starting C programming with An Absolute Beginner's Guide to C. It worked well for a little bit, but I had to stop due to a lack of clarity and motivation. C Programming: a Modern Approach is such an improvement from my other programming book. C Programming: A Modern Approach doesn't treat me like I'm stupid...it's clear enough so that I gradually understand C lingo over the course of the book. My current work with it so far has been very smooth and...not easy...but effective. The exercises at the end of each chapter aren't a waste of time...they're useful and also not overdone. It's simply a cut above the rest.

This is probably the best book for learning to program in C. The coverage is full of details and the author does a great job in satisfying the reader without being borring.
In my opinion, if you are learning C for the first time, you might want to first get a simpler book (I recommend "Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours"). But when you are ready to get the full treatment get this book.

I have never read any C book like this one. I certainly have no advise for the good author except to ask him to give the world even a larger book without being afraid of those experts who say that C is not served well by a big book.It is difficult to find a good C book that reads like a good novel.My only advice to beginners like myself. Read and reread the chapters and you will soon call yourself a C programmer. Before learning from news groups who may deceive you such as those who claim it is possible to exchange the contents of two variables without using a temporary variable please read King`s book first.I did like to see more examples on strings in his next book as well as a thorough handling of low level programming. Practical examples from cryptography as well as embedded systems may not hurt since those who do not need it can safely skip them.

The book seems to be much appreciated. However, I find that the reader is not encouraged enough to think for her-/himself when reading the text. He or she will realise once one arrives at the end of chapter exercises-which are all right, but based on that what is given in the preceeding chapters-it will be very difficult indeed to solve these exercises. Take for example chapter 6, where loops are discussed. Professor King providies an example of a sum.c script. Then the student is asked to write a program where he or she enter numbers and the program finds the largest number. From the background given in section 6.1. it will be very difficult for the very beginner to write such a program, because there is nothing in the book which might hint at the right solution.

This textbook has good examples and is a good intro to C. It also has a good explanation on pointers. Sometimes is it too wordy and you have to muddle through some garbage to get to the point.

Not only the best C book I have ever read, but probably the best computer-related book I've ever read. The explanations are clear, consise, and yet detailed enough for a complete understanding of the material. The figures are simple and helpful, and there are a lot of short pieces of example code to help out. The end of each chapter features a "FAQ" section where the author answers quite a few common questions you might have as you read through the chapter. It's the one book that has never let me down...I have always been able to find the answer I was looking for. I wish the author would write a book about every field of computer science.

great beginner's c book. Useful examples and organized properly. Team this book with kernighan & Ritchie's and your all set for beginning programming in C.

Great book. Comprehensive and conversational. This covers a lot of reference-book-style material in a friendly and easy to understand style. The only drawback would be that it is slightly difficult to find material one is looking for from time to time as some of the material is relegated to a FAQ section behind each chapter. Other great general C programming books are C: A Reference Manual, Harbison and Steele, and Programming with GNU Software, Loukides and Oram.

I received this book as a gift about two years ago. It's probably the most useful C book I have on my shelf. It's a great reference, as it covers more of the C language than any other book I've seen. It answers a lot of questions, and even goes into detail about low-level operations. Any C (or even C++) programmer should have this book.

I've seen quite a few books on C and this, is by far, the best of them all. King explains the many aspects of C with a wonderful and dynamic clarity that keeps the reader interested. In the world of computer science, writing books that keep the reader interested is no easy task, but King pulls it off rather eloquently.