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Summary: Best C Book in the World
Review: Starts you off at the beginning and walks you through logically and simply. Best C book in the universe. If you want to learn C, start with this one.
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Summary: Greatest C Book in the World
Review: For an introduction to ANSI C, this is the best, direct from the horses mouth. It explains everything from the ground up. If you want to study C, read this FIRST.
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Summary: Condensed Cream-Of-C Soup
Review: About 5 years into my programming career, I was mildly interested in learning C, so I picked up this book. At the time, I was deterred - it was very brief, terse, and confusing, so I put it back down again.But now, years later, with many more languages under my belt, I find myself again drawn to C. So I picked up this book again (2nd edition), and finally, I see the light! It is a wonderful book, I agree with all the glowing comments people have written about it, BUT! It is a book written by a computer programmer, for other computer programmers, not a book written by a teacher for a beginning student. C is alive and well, and still in use today - it lives "at the core" of most popular languages. You can see its influence on C++, JavaScript, even Visual Basic. If you are ready for it, reading and working through the examples in this book will provide you with a solid base for understanding an amazing variety of 'newer' programming languages. You have to work through the examples, though. If you 'just read' this book, you'll comprehend and retain close to '\0' (null) of the information presented. It's only by going through the examples, that you really nail the subject matter. Yeah, I know, some of these examples are tough - but they're also real-life, and typical of routines every programmer writes and uses. I myself sweated blood over exercise 3-3, but hours later when I was done, the satisfaction of comparing my answer favorably to others was worth it. :-) I have the C For Dummies books 1 and 2, and after going through them, I was still a Visual Basic programmer. ;-D If you already are a computer programmer, and want to obtain serious knowledge in C without wasting your valuable time, learn from this book.
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Summary: Should be required reading for all C programmers
Review: This book covers every aspect of the ANSI C programming language. It is written by the man who developed the language to begin with and can be used as a reference in addition to a textbook. About the only other thing you'll need is a library reference to go with your compiler. If Amazon had a rating higher than 5 stars, this book would deserve it!
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Summary: The classic of computer programming
Review: If there could be only one book to read for anyone interested in starting computer programming, and this is it. The focus is on describing the C language and providing a sound understanding of the principles of C programming. Not a step-by-step, how-to book, but a more fundamental and purposeful explanation of the C Language. I often recommend this book to programming students as a book to judge all other computer books by.
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Summary: The BIBLE for anyone learning C or programming concepts
Review: This is the second edition of the original Kernighan & Ritchie (K&R) text. This book is commonly referred to as the New Testament as it includes the modifications incorporated by the ANSI standard, while retaining the nature of the 1st edition. This book assumes that the reader has some basic programming knowledge. So if you're just starting to program and C is the first language, this might not be the ideal book. This is one of THE BEST books on C and a must have, especially if you're starting your own little programming library.
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Summary: You Must Have This
Review: This is THE definition of the C programming language. I read this book three times when I originally entered the Unix industry segment. It is both a tutorial and a reference; the first half is illustration and example, and the second half is the actual ANSI standard. The first half also includes homework assignments! This book doesn't come with finished programs; you'll actually have to write your own. Kernighan and Ritchie do spend time teaching the idioms that you will most commonly encounter in C source code. If you're learning C for the first time this would be best supplemented by a more straightforward study book, preferably one that includes whole programs that compile and run without modification. If you are a professional C programmer, or a professional in technical support, this book is a mandatory cornerstone of your library.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This book is great for anybody that knows a programming laguage already and wants to jump in with C. Kernigan and Ritchie are the true masters of the language. These are the guys to learn from. All the code examples in the book are complete and well structured. These code examples are still used in the industry and the code in this book really transcends to any language. For this reason this book can help someone out just getting their feet wet with programming.
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Summary: Best when it's from the source, right?
Review: Of course this book is good. It's writeen by the expert. It is written concisely and effectively. I used it though a Intermediate C course to fill in the blanks that the instructor left. It was a comfort to have it there!
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Summary: The only C language textbook/reference you'll ever need!
Review: I've read some C language text books, and they all fell short in some (or even many) way. This book is short, to the point, exact and clear. Many useful examples, with motivating reasons for those examples. I found this book useful not only to beginners in C (as a textbook) but also as a reference book for experienced programmers, and a good reference for people teaching the C programming language. In many C courses they give "A book on C" and this book as the course textbooks - I say forget about the ABC book - and stick to this one - you won't regret it.
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