C Programming in One Hour a Day, Sams Teach Yourself

This is a great secondary book for C, I read C programming absolute beginners guide as my first, and this is the book I bought next. It's larger than most C programming book, it's about 800 pages in size, most C books are 200~500. This has ALOT of stuff crammed into it. Also alot of concepts, not just syntax. It shows you how to use the preprocessor, which can be VERY useful at times. Also shows all the ASCII characters which can be very interesting to to look up. I would not recommend it as a first C book because of how it covers alot of material. Overall though, GREAT book

If you are new to programming, or new to the C language, this book is great at giving you the basics and some intermediate skills in programming in C. I used to program in C back in the 70's and early 80's on UNIX, and bought this book to learn the new features since I last wrote a C program. As an Assembler programmer, this book does a good job at explaining the C language, and the numerous sample programs are key to learning. And the exercises/programs to write at the end of every chapter helps to reinforce your learning.

I am on the 111th page and its awesome. I had followed many other tutorials trying to understand just functions, but this book covers it more than. I have to say that I am hooked on this style of writing as it lays down everything in details. I am hooked on the style of writing and might have converted to Sams from Dummies. Sorry Dummies.This book is so well written, the details are amazing and the style is well suited for a beginner.

This book is a fantastic Reference Book as well as being a great Self-Learning book. This book is NOT for absolute beginners and I would recommend: "C Programming - Absolute Beginner's Guide" by Greg Perry and Dean Miller as a first step but I would see: "C Programming in One Hour a Day" as an absolutely essential second step. Even seasoned C programmers should have this book available 24/7 - mine is on my smartphone's Kindle. Strengths of "C Programming in One Hour a Day" are: Well written by obviously highly knowledgeable C experts, Well structured (sequence of subject matter), Very thorough and Great examples. Weaknesses of "C Programming in One Hour a Day" are: No help with getting an IDE (integrated development environment) up and running (well handled by Absolute Beginner's Guide), Assumes too much programming knowledge for absolute beginners and goes too deeply into the C language for absolute beginners and may scare them off. FINALLY: If I didn't already own "C Programming in One Hour a Day", I would go out and buy one immediately.

This is by far the most comprehensive book for learning the basics and even more complicated aspects of C. I have read through other books to learn C and they either remain too basic, or are poorly explained. I don't typically leave reviews, but this book was so helpful that I thought it deserved more reviews than it currently has. For the price and content, this is by far my top recommendation if trying to learn C.

I have had a couple of different books for C and this is the best one. Its explanations and the way variables are named are very easy to understand, and the examples are very helpful. I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is new to the C language.

This is the second book on C I've read to familiarize myself with the language. It's suitable for any beginners (including those who have experience in other languages, but none with C). I would recommend this book to any beginners.If you have absolutely zero experience with programming, take a look at http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Absolute-Beginners-Guide-Edition/dp/0789751984/ref=cm_cr-mr-title . It is a shorter and easier read although it misses out on a few topics.

I am happy with my purchase. I would not recommend this book to a beginner, though it is not dense in coverage it jumps in ways that may be detrimental and very discouraging for the novice. I took this up in college and wanted to re-learn things I have forgotten and in this scenario it is very good, Or maybe a programmer well versed in another language and paradigms.

Brilliant book

Good book! I also like that fact that I purchased cheaper than the price printed on its cover.

Das Buch ist genau das, nach dem ich gesucht habe. Jedes Kapitel fokussiert sich auf einen bestimmten Aspekt vom C Programmieren. Es startet mit einfachen Dingen wie Variablen deklarieren und mündet dann in die typischen Statements für C wie for Schleifen und so weiter.Am Beginn jedes Kapitels gibt es eine kurze Übersicht über das Kapitel, sozusagen ein Teaser, was gleich gelernt wird, um den Überblick zu haben. Danach folgt eine Einführung in die Theorie inklusive Code Beispielen, gefolgt von einer Kurzzusammenfassung nach jedem Teilabschnitt in der Form von "Do's" und "Don'ts". Am Ende gibt es dann nochmal eine Zusammenfassung des ganzen Kapitels.Auf die Weise musste ich eigentlich nie ein Kapitel doppelt lesen, weil man sich die Informationen sehr gut einprägt.Nach der Theorie gibt es FAQs wo praktisch der ganze Stoff in Form von Fragen und Antworten aufgearbeitet ist (Wieder eine andere Form sich Dinge zu merken - hilft mir besonders gut!).Die Kapitel werden mit einem kurzen Quiz von etwa 8 Fragen abgeschlossen, gefolgt von etwa 8 Aufgaben zum selber machen. Lösungen gibt's auf den letzten Seiten des Buches.Ich bin mittlerweile bei Lektion 8 und ich bin sehr zufrieden! :)Das Englisch ist super leicht zu verstehen und die Erklärungen sind wirklich gut! Leicht und flüssig zu lesen, und nicht trocken, wie man sich Sachbücher sonst so vorstellen würde.Kann's nur jedem weiterempfehlen!

A l’époque quand le langage C est sorti je l'ai utilisé et il était simple et efficace. Maintenant que je suis retraité je veux me remettre à la programmation pour mon plaisir. La méthode "apprendre le C en 1 h par jour" pendant 21 jours est tout simplement géniale.

Menudo chasco, decepción por no decir nada mas fuerte.No aparecen por ninguna parte prácticamente nada de C99 ni C11. No sirve ni de Referencia ni nada.Mejor que esto (le dan 1000 vueltas) pueden ser el de Herbert Schildt y C in a nutshell.Hasta libros mas antiguos son mejores que este. No comprendo como lo ponen bien tantos comentarios, ¿lo habrán leido?