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Summary: The Classical Book on C
Review: This is the very first and the most famous book on C; I think it should be a handbook for every practicing C (or even C++) programmer. However, I don't think that this book is suitable for someone who has no previous experience with C or programming in general. The style of the book is very terse, very down-to-earth, and in general not easy. I think that learning C from K&R is like learning C++ from Stroustrup -- it is possible, but it is the hardest way. I learned C at age 16 by reading the Waite Group's C PRIMER PLUS, and only two years later felt comfortable with C enough to read K&R. But then, reading K&R from beginning and to end made a real revolution in my understanding of C and C-like languages (like C++). The bottom line: This is a great book, but absolute beginners would be better off reading something easier.
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Summary: A good book for beginners!
Review: This is a very good book for people who want to learn about the "C" programming language. Although, it is a little hard to understand.
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Summary: "Must have" for any C programmer......
Review: This was not the first book I learned C from. I learned it in collage using some book written by some professor from some IVY league school. And everyone knows how professors talk. I have been programming in C for almost 5 years, but I never had the chance to read this book. In collage, it was just get the program in on time, don't care how it's written as long as it works. Programming like that, you miss out on how the language really works. By reading this book, you will finaly understand the things you do and why you do it that way. This will fill all those holes you have on your C knowledge. And best of all, if you already know C, this is not a hard book to read, it will only take about few hours to read. Those few hours will be the best few hours you will ever spend, if you currently a C programmer.
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Summary: The Best Book On C
Review: This is the best book written on C,or for any programming language for that matter, in the words of its authors "C is a small language, and is not served well by a big book". And served it is. Reading and comprehending the material in this book, followed by doing the excercises and making use of the appendices will help you become a good C programmer. As a UNIX systems engineer, I find this book to be invaluable, and I carry it with me in my briefcase so as to have the masters K&R by my side when I code.
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Summary: Only 5 stars?
Review: Great, truely great. If you know basic C, and that "Teach yourself C" crap just isn't cutting it, buy this book. Its on my desk 24/7 and the pages are getting small ripps from its constant use. It would be a great buy at $60.
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Summary: 6.02 * 10^23 Thumbs Up!!!
Review: "Always go to the source", they say, and this book comes right from the source: the C Programming Language was invented by co-author Dennis Ritchie, and Kernighan was there at Bell Labs with him helping to create UNIX the way we know it today.The book transformed me from a C know-nothing to a C guru while I was taking freshman Computer Science courses at Rutgers University, and was the first step towards my becoming a Wall Street computer geek. It is a super-compact and quick way to learn C. If you need to be spoon fed, get another book. When you're done with this book, though, you'll want to get Harbison & Steele's C: A Reference Manual to look up the finer points. If you want to learn UNIX, there is another book that can transform you into a UNIX guru overnight: The UNIX Programming Environment, by Kernighan and Pike.
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Summary: THE C ANSWER BOOK IS A GREAT COMPANION
Review: This is a great book. It's even better when used with the companion The C Answer Book by Clovis L. Tondo and Scott E. Gimpel
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Summary: Excelent Choice! to acquire very good "C" principles.
Review: This was our choice back in college (1989) for our "C" language semester. After studying each paragraph I must say that those principles are still with me today. Even when programming in Visual Basic I can still feel the "C" language bare bones in the background. Have you ever seen a whole loop with statements reduced to a single line of code? Here it is!... and with the style of an artist!
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Summary: The best referance
Review: This book is wonderful for the C language, because C is so small and simple, therefore a referance book should also be. Definitely don't try to learn from it, but it is a must for C programmers that already know the language. A good buy that will last as long as C is still used
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Summary: This book covers every nook and cranny of the C language.
Review: If you are looking for a thorough coverage of the C programming language, then your search is over. This book will take you from the simple concepts of the language (types operators, expressions) to the advanced concepts like structures, pointers, bit fields- and it will present them with clear to understand examples. This is one book you should read first if you've never done C programming- maybe the only book you'll need!
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