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know any beginner books for C

Postby metalmodman » Fri Jun 12, 2009 4:40 am

Thanks
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Postby Error » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:12 am

you're quite welcome :?
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Postby leileilol » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:51 am

Learning C++ in 21 years
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Postby Error » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:41 am

I'm sure if you look on amazon.com you can find something... be sure to read user reviews, though most of them are fake nowadays.
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Postby Spike » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:32 pm

The C Language. By Kerrigan & Richie.

Make sure its one of the later editions though.
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Postby metalmodman » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:27 pm

lol k so far I have C++ for the absolute beginner its ok
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Postby Lardarse » Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:10 pm

Spike wrote:The C Language. By Kerrigan & Richie.

Make sure its one of the later editions though.

The second edition you mean?

One warning: It's an expensive book... £31.95 was what I had to pay for it, I think. Might be cheaper on Amazon.
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Postby metalmodman » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:31 am

Ouch this ones a little cheaper.
is this it http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-Prentice-Hall-Software/dp/0131103628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244960781&sr=8-1 the names are a little different.
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Postby scar3crow » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:55 am

Thats the one, Kerninghan and Ritchie. You don't get much more from the horses mouth than that honestly. Seriously, check out the wiki articles on the guys, and on that book.
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Postby r00k » Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:12 am

this is a good read.... http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs106b/ma ... Reader.pdf
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Postby Urre » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:06 pm

I used to have the second edition of The C Language by Kerrigan & Richie, but my ex lost it. Damn her, great book that is.
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Postby dreadlorde » Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:41 pm

K&R is worth every single USD penny of it. I carry it around like a bible, going to C++ conventions and telling the sinners how they're going to /dev/null when they die.
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Postby qbism » Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:42 am

Crusty old C books are the best, the ones that really elaborate on pointers.
DeSmet C manual, comes with the 5 1/4 floppies.

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Postby OneManClan » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:20 am

"Absolute Beginners guide to C" by Greg Perry.

I cannot praise this book highly enough. It actually makes programming 'fun' - what a concept! Unlike every other programming book I read, Perry has great 'Jargon Control'; he does not use a word unless he has explained it first. Brilliant.

I went from dreading programming to actually being fascinated, and found myself unable to put the book down!


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