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Summary: A book that really is for dummies
Review: I found this book almost useless. There were too many things not realted with C (or programming for that matter). It teaches C that is not ANSI standerd. I got another book (Teach Your Self C 2nd Ed. by Herbert Schildt) that Taught me more than Dummies did (and they're about the same size with about the same size print). In fact I'm done with C for Dummies and I am still reading Teach Yourself C. I don't reccomend this book for anyone unless they can't even turn a computer on.
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Summary: Kudos from fellow author and amateur? programmer...
Review: This is the best tutorial in the C language that I have seen. Gookin takes you through the syntax, and the important aspects of structure in a very readable manner. Don't be intimidated by its size either. If you buy this, you won't need another reference for C. I used it to help design neural nets to predict patient outcomes. He also has a website to help clarifiy difficult issues you come across. All the best to Dan Gookin...Kenneth Giuffre', author, "The Care and Feeding of Your Brain"
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Summary: Great book!
Review: I am twelve(!) years old and this is the first book I bought on learning C. Now, I'm on my way to becoming a game programmer! Highly recommended.
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Summary: for humans not gurrus
Review: This has to be the best instruction book I have ever come across. Dan Gookin has a great skill in presenting was is a tedious subject, in a down-to-earth and easy to understand fashion. This is cleverly balanced with humour and the book progresses at a steady pace. An excellent book to start off if you're studying C for the first time. All-in-all, this book should be called 'C for humans' not 'C for dummies'. Dan has terrific empathy with his readers.
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Summary: Really clears up some of the confusing stuff!
Review: I'm trying to learn C and preparing to move on to C++. Hopefully I can find a book as patient and chock full of examples as this one to take me forward. My only previous experience with C was through some CBTs (computer-based tutorials) provided by my employer, but they were VERY unfriendly and left lots of gaps. This book filled those gaps and did it in a fun, friendly way. Even though the obvious Republican leanings of Dan Gookin (the author) show through in his humor <grin>, I really like his teaching style and appreciate his quick wit. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Great Book for Beginners!
Review: I found it easy and fun way to learn C programming . It is very easy to read and understand. I recommended this book to someone who want to start C programming. It is really fun!
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Summary: instructive, clear, humorous.
Review: I read "The Absolute Beginner's Guide to C" and thought it very good. It left gaps, however, in certain areas and covered some things too quickly. C For Dummies Vol. I AND II covers the same amount of information in two books, explaining the information in more detail. Highly recommended. The two volume set really got me programming in C so I could move on to other languages like Perl and C++.
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Summary: Fantastic for beginner - but kind of slow
Review: I just go through about 3/4 of the first book, and I love it. I am a beginner on C and although I have some knowlegde with FORTRAN and BASIC, I feel this book is for me. The author is kind of slow on some topics, but overall I do not feel lost like other books. I compile the program in Visual C++6 , and I have no problem!! Recommended! I refer to the 2 volume paperback edition.
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Summary: A fascinating, humourous and easy understanding book!
Review: I am a 15 year old from Winnemucca, Nevada. I thought this book was a humourous book as well as easy understanding. I didn't know a ding bat doo about C before I read this book, but after I got done I knew enought too make a simple and easy program. I do recommend this book too anyone who wants to know or already knows C. The only problem I didn't know was that you needed programs to use C in. But it didn't take me long to find one.
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Summary: Impressive and Informative
Review: I'm a 15 year old from NY, and this is the first, and so far only series of books I've bought to learn the C language. The author, Dan Gookin, teaches you in a concise, yet humorous fashion. I constantly use this as a reference book while I'm programming things on the network I help run.The only problem I have with this book, as someone else said, is that the code he shows is not the ANSI C standard. I've gone to some newsgroups to show them my code on a problem I was having, and I got "flamed" for using void main() instead of int main(void). Other than that, it's a very excellent book, and I suggest it to anyone who wants to learn it.
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