Recommended C Books

[darthsabbath]

Hi all... looking for a good book on C. I know the biggie is K&R, but I've heard as many negative reviews as positive. The two I'm looking at are "Programming In C" by Stephen Kochan and O'Reilly's "Practical C Programming." Any thoughts, other recommendations?

Phil

[Viro]

It depends on what you already know about C and programming in general. If you're already well versed in the language's syntax, you might want to look for "C Unleashed" by Sams publishing. I don't know if it's still in print but it is a very good book for honing your C skills.

For introductory stuff, seeing as C is such a small and simple language, just about any tutorial will do.

[Buffalo Soldier]

I've read and done the exercise in "Programming In C" by Stephen Kochan. Works for me :) glad I got the book.

[coredump]

I have a copy here of "C: a Reference Manual" by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele Jr. It's not a tutorial, but a good reference on the C language.

I also have "C Style Standards and Guidelines" by David Straker. Handy if you're involved with setting up a C coding standard for an employer.

I'd make a positive vote for "The C Programming Language", but as you say, it's not everybody's cup of tea.

[darthsabbath]

I'll be honest, I know VERY little C. I've been programming in Python for about 6 months, and I've got some Pascal, PHP, and Javascript experience as well.

But I'd like to get closer to the machine, find out how computers truly work, and am actually about to purchase "Write Great Code Vol 1: Understanding the Machine".

I think C would be a nice compliment to this.

Phil

[noob_Lance]

C Primer Plus... email me for an E copy if you want lol

[rock freak]

O'Reilly's "Practical C Programming."

definatly get this book im half way though it at the moment and its great!!

[Mike Buksas]

I liked "Pointers on C" by Kenneth Reek. Looking at Amazon, it seems egregiously expensive new. If you can find a used copy, I highly reccomend it.

[Azion]

I have one the Dummy books, not great, I'm sure there's alot more out there

[Omnios]

This may interest you.

http://www.techbooksforfree.com/ccpp.shtml


How to think like a computer programmer C++
http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkcpp/

[Azion]

Cheers Omnios.
Good links