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Summary: A good book...but not the best
Review: Contrary to the other reviewers, i believe this book is pretty decent in its instruction. The programming examples are some of the most comprehensive i've seen in any book. There may be a few errors, but no book is perfect. The language of the book is simple and easy to understand. While certain advanced topics havent been covered, its a good book to start with in C programming. --Sachit
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Summary: For review/revision purposes only
Review: Do not buy this book if you are just learning C. The way in which the information is organised in this book assumes that you have a knowledge of the topic and that you only need a refresher. There is information in this book but if you want to learn C without swallowing boulders, you should look elsewhere.
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Summary: Too good
Review: Easy to read, lots of examples, challenging exercise problems and programming assignments - you don't ask for much more. This book can be used as a textbook or as a supplement to another book on the C programming language.You want C, you got C.
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Summary: DIAGRAMS OF DR. G. BYRON SAME AS DR. P. SELLAPAN
Review: I am a student writing a paper which I plan to hand in, the end of this month i.e. October 2002. I noticed that Dr. P. Sellapan's book, P. Sellapan, 1999, "Object-Oriented Programming Using Visual C++ Through Examples", First Edition, Federal Publications Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, page 6-9 - ISBN 983-58-0451-6 and his other book, P. Sellapan, 2001, "C++ Through Examples Include Object-Oriented Programming", Eight Edition, Federal Publications Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, page 177-178 - ISBN 967-914-746-0 have the same diagrams as Dr. Byron's book entitiled, "Schaum's Outlines - Programming With C", 1996, Second Edition on page 371-372. So can somebody tell me, which of the authors should I reference to? I am a bit confused as to whom I should reference to!
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Summary: DIAGRAMS OF DR. G. BYRON SAME AS DR. P. SELLAPAN
Review: I am a student writing a paper which I plan to hand in, the end of this month i.e. October 2002. I noticed that Dr. P. Sellapan's book, P. Sellapan, 1999, "Object-Oriented Programming Using Visual C++ Through Examples", First Edition, Federal Publications Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, page 6-9 - ISBN 983-58-0451-6 and his other book, P. Sellapan, 2001, "C++ Through Examples Include Object-Oriented Programming", Eight Edition, Federal Publications Sdn. Bhd., Selangor, page 177-178 - ISBN 967-914-746-0 have the same diagrams as Dr. Byron's book entitiled, "Schaum's Outlines - Programming With C", 1996, Second Edition on page 371-372. So can somebody tell me, which of the authors should I reference to? I am a bit confused as to whom I should reference to!
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Summary: This is a really good C review book...
Review: I hadn't used much C in a long time before needing it for a training class at work. Other than writing a few filters in C for the unix shell (which could have been done in Perl) I really hadn't written more than a couple hundred lines in a few years--as the saying goes, "use it or lose it". So I really needed a good way to brush up on the details of this elegant little language. Some C books are too clever; and it's confusing, and some are too over-simplified; and you miss crucial details. I found this book to be extremely well written, full of good detail and examples, and I felt that it served as a very good review of the language. It brought everything back into memory and even taught me some new things (like initializing automatic variables at the point of declaration with entire expressions including function calls instead of just direct assignment or const-like expressions). C is rapidly becoming a matter of antiquity, and "old school" language that probably *hurts* your resume more than helping it. However, because of Linux building with gcc, and the Solaris source code being released (with AT&T copyrights going back the Reagan/Gorbechev era!!) there is still reason why this cherished language still stands the test of time. OS X is based on FreeBSD, many browsers, interpreters and compilers are still written in C. In short, its still a major part of the world's computing infrastructure but gets ZERO respect in the commercial marketplace. However, unix programmers, legacy coders and hobbyists will still need to learn this language which is, to this day, indellibly burned in to the manual pages of unix. This book deserves to be remembered both as a good place to start, and a good place to brush up if you've fallen off the wagon for some time and need to get back on board.
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Summary: Not updated to current ANSI standard!
Review: The preface by the author suggests that the second (current) edtion reflects the current ANSI standard. ('The sample programs conforms to the ANSI C standard'). I found examples where it does not: On page 294, the author states that 'an array within a function MUST be defined as a STATIC array so that it can be initialized'. The are numerous examples which correspond the classic C but not the ANSI C: Exmaples 10.14, 10.12.. A statement on page 215: 'automatic arrays can not be initialized" is not also correct'. The back cover of the book suggests: 'if your goal is better comprehension or top grades. this powerful study tool [...] is the closest thing to a guarantee you will find anywhere'. In fact, if your answers during an exam are based on the examples cited, you are expected to get a lower grade.
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Summary: Excellent as a Reference and a Self-study Guide
Review: This is one of the excellent books in programming. I have come to master C programming in less than two months by following this book page by page. Chapters are organized in an excellent way that goes systematically with programming skills development. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: VERY USEFUL FOR THE BEGGINERS
Review: USEFUL FOR BEGGINERS CAN BE USED AS A REFERENCE MANUAL NEED SOME MORE PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES
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Summary: Straightforward overview of C
Review: With their low cost and their wide availability in college bookstores, the Schaum's Outline Series has helped many students in the past decades. In technical areas, the books in the Series are noted for being example wizards, and therefore are also of assistance to instructors. In this book on C programming, the author has continued this tradition, and has produced a book that turns out to be one of the best ways to learn this language. C can be difficult and abtruse at times, particularly in the use of pointer arithmetic, in string manipulation, and in memory management, but the author, again through many examples, clears up nicely any nagging issues in writing programs in C. C is still heavily used in applications, particularly when performance is an issue, and only in recent years has it been seriously replaced by its descendant, C++. The material in the book is pretty standard, and no really imaginative uses of C are outlined, such as how to use C to do self-reference function calling or how to emulate functional programming using C. However, for one needing an introduction to C, or for one who is teaching C in the classroom, this book would be a good supplement if cognizance is taken of current programming standards in C.
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