C: A Software Engineering Approach

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Summary: Best Starter Guide for Professional Programming in C
Review: 15 years ago I came across this book accidentally in a second hand shop primarily selling Springer books.
I already had K&R because it was best known, but was not really satisfied with it as a transitioner from Fortran.
This book had all I needed, especially on pointers (see all other reviews).
I always enjoyed reading it. It's not about becoming a C obsfucation contest winner,
but about C as a tool for software engineers.
Combined with Harbison & Steele's "A C Reference Manual" and Hanson's "C Interfaces and Implementations",
which are my other most referenced C books, you will have a solid basic library to rely on as a C programmer.

Rating:
Summary: Best Starter Guide for Professional Programming in C
Review: 15 years ago I came across this book accidentally in a second hand shop primarily selling Springer books.
I already had K&R because it was best known, but was not really satisfied with it as a transitioner from Fortran.
This book had all I needed, especially on pointers (see all other reviews).
I always enjoyed reading it. It's not about becoming a C obsfucation contest winner,
but about C as a tool for software engineers.
Combined with Harbison & Steele's "A C Reference Manual" and Hanson's "C Interfaces and Implementations",
which are my other most referenced C books, you will have a solid basic library to rely on as a C programmer.

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Summary: One of the best choices for learning C.
Review: An inspiring combination of examples and explanations for the beginner coupled with an in-depth treatment of most of the obscure features in C. The book has a comprehensive index of the standard library functions and a layout which makes it easy to find whatever you might be looking for. The only thing missing is a comparison of C to C++.

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Summary: Like the other 8 reviews so far have said: 5 stars
Review: I have read the second edition and recently bought this third edition that has ANSI standard C in the main body of the work, rather than K&R C. I am using it to brush up on C that I have not used in a while. It is still a great book.

I have read the other reviews from December 1997 through February 2004. I do not have much to add to what has already been said, other than what the others write is true. I wish all technical books were this well written.

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Summary: An excellent introduction to C
Review: I read the 2nd (pre-ANSI) edition of this book several years ago and found it an excellent introduction to C. I had been somewhat confused about C's more complex declarations, but this book cleared everything up. It provides lucid explanations of even the more difficult parts of the language.

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Summary: An excellent introduction to C
Review: I used the non-ANSI version of this book to learn C years ago. I have the newer ANSI version and it remains my number-one reference source. Clearly written, it shows how to write C code that is easy to understand and maintain. It also shows common mistakes. Best explanation of pointers that I've ever seen.

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Summary: Excellent!!!
Review: I used the non-ANSI version of this book to learn C years ago. I have the newer ANSI version and it remains my number-one reference source. Clearly written, it shows how to write C code that is easy to understand and maintain. It also shows common mistakes. Best explanation of pointers that I've ever seen.

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Summary: Best C or programming book I've come across
Review: I've been using a previous edition for about 10 years now. This is the best C book I've encountered. It is also an excellent general programing (software engineering) book. It gets back to the basic principles of good programing, something that is often lost in the syntactical complexities that many books/courses concentrate on. Good programing is a mindset and collection of (good) practices which this book goes into. The fact that is focuses on C rather than C++ is nice because the additional baggage (syntax) of C++ would obscure the priciples they are getting at. I am a software engineer for a large computer company. My wife selected this book when she taught an introductory programing course at U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in the early 90's.

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Summary: An eminently readable and approachable introduction to C
Review: This book is the best general purpose introduction to C that I've found (during a lot of searching). It's aimed at beginners, but there's excellent material for the intermediate programmer as well. It take's the readable style found in Herbert Schildt's books (also recommended) and extends it with more details on the "why's" behind the code. The addition of warnings about common (and easily missed) errors is an added benefit. If you're looking for a single volume that addresses all the questions a C neophyte might have you won't go wrong with this book.

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Summary: Excellent Beginners Book
Review: This is an excellent book for someone learning C. It is one of the most understandable that I have come across.