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Summary: I am going to buy a copy for my own, and you should, too!
Review: OK. I confess. At the moment I write this review, I don't actually own a copy of this book. After reading previous reviews on this title, I borrow it from the public library. And, ... it is even better than I expected! Allow me quote a paragraph from the preface: "... In my ten years of teaching a college-level course on C programming, I have yet to find a book that covers pointers the way I would like. ..." Well, same here! And finally, this book fulfill the empty space. Although some exercises are a bit too "academic", overall, this book uses its unique way to explain some most confusing concepts in C, which is awesome.
Enough talking, I am going to buy a copy for my own and I suggest you do the same.
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Summary: I am going to buy a copy for my own, and you should, too!
Review: OK. I confess. At the moment I write this review, I don't actually own a copy of this book. After reading previous reviews on this title, I borrow it from the public library. And, ... it is even better than I expected! Allow me quote a paragraph from the preface: "... In my ten years of teaching a college-level course on C programming, I have yet to find a book that covers pointers the way I would like. ..." Well, same here! And finally, this book fulfill the empty space. Although some exercises are a bit too "academic", overall, this book uses its unique way to explain some most confusing concepts in C, which is awesome.
Enough talking, I am going to buy a copy for my own and I suggest you do the same.
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Summary: Great book but costs way too much
Review: Other reviewers have actually said it all. This is a great book to learn the language. However a few things should be pointed out:
1. The book is not all about Pointers as the title implies.(Most of the book is about other aspects of the C langauge)
2. The price of this book cannot be justified.
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Summary: Author Deserves Nobel Peace Prize
Review: Pointers On C assumes you have a basic understandig of C. If you know a little C, then I very extremely highly recommend this book. It explains the material thoroughly. There are no confusing run-on sentences. Pointers On C is so well written that you never have to read anything over again. And it is really easy to understand. The author takes the time to thoroughly disect & explain the intricate details of the C programming language. The book is not confusing in any way. There are no questions left unanswered.
Some books just TELL you how something works and then you KNOW what works.
Pointers on C EXPLAINS how things work so that you UNDERSTAND why it works.
Thats a big difference.
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Summary: A useful book
Review: The book carries through an interesting boarding in relation to the use of some more important resources of the C language, multidimensional arrays and pointers.
The comparison that is made between them, as well as the use most appropriate of each one is enlightening.
The author also carries through a soon however interesting explanation on the design and implementation of ADTs. At last, the book brings valuable tips and serves as reference for programmers of any level.
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Summary: Great book for beginners!!
Review: This book cleared up all my confusion about C. After spending many hours reading books by Deitel & Deitel and Kelley & Pohl while trying to comprehend the dreaded linked list, this book made this topic completely understandable in less than an hour. At the end of the semester I sold my Deitel & Deitel text book back to the college book store, but Pointers on C will have a permanent spot on my bookshelf.
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Summary: hardcore C explained clearly
Review: This isn't a run-of-the-mill programming book on C. Things like for loops and do-while loops are common among most modern computer languages. This book doesn't try to re-educate the programmer on those things -- although it does take a deeper look at common C topics. This is a book on the advanced features of the C language especially on topics such as pointers to pointers, pointers to functions, and dynamic memory allocation. The author does a great job explaining these advanced concepts by using simple and clear examples. If you want to roll your own system software or hack an operating system written in C (Unix), arm yourself with this book as your language reference. It will save you time and grief. This book ought to be a de rigueur item on any programmer's bookshelf.
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Summary: hardcore C explained clearly
Review: This isn't a run-of-the-mill programming book on C. Things like for loops and do-while loops are common among most modern computer languages. This book doesn't try to re-educate the programmer on those things -- although it does take a deeper look at common C topics. This is a book on the advanced features of the C language especially on topics such as pointers to pointers, pointers to functions, and dynamic memory allocation. The author does a great job explaining these advanced concepts by using simple and clear examples. If you want to roll your own system software or hack an operating system written in C (Unix), arm yourself with this book as your language reference. It will save you time and grief. This book ought to be a de rigueur item on any programmer's bookshelf.
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