Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133 EAN: 9780131103627 ISBN: 0131103628 Label: Prentice Hall PTR Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 274 Publication Date: April 01, 1988 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Sales Rank: 2976 Studio: Prentice Hall PTR
Amazon.comJust about every C programmer I respect learned C from this book. Unlike many of the 1,000 page doorstops stuffed with CD-ROMs that have become popular, this volume is concise and powerful (if somewhat dangerous) -- like C itself. And it was written by Kernighan himself. Need we say more?
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Rating: - The Must-have
I've read the first edition, and this is a must. It doesn't cover some of the details of ISO/ansi 99, but those can be found elsewhere. What can't be found is the way the authors drag even the beginning student right into the depths of memory allocation so soon. This book isn't too easy, but it's one no student of c can be without, and it's well-written, into the bargain.
Rating: - Great Book
Most people that are serious about C know about this book, often calling it "K & R" or "The Old Testament." As the authors of this book are also the authors of the C language itself, it's kinda hard to find a "better" book on the subject. The first edition has some errors that were (hopefully) fixed in the 2nd edition.
If you are new to programming, or have only used Windows, you may be a little lost as this holds true to the UNIX methodology of doing one thing well, and that is to teach ... Read More
Rating: - The defacto book on C
This book is extremely well written but it moves very fast. It is a short read so in order to get the most out of it you'll need to read then re-read much of it. Also, actually doing the examples and excercises will get you that much closer to knowing the C language intimately.
I know that this book was written a long time ago and the fact that it still holds up is pretty amazing. It is somewhat dated in terms of the typography and layout in fact it's not the easiest book to ... Read More
Rating: - The Book on C
This is the book to have on the C language. A great reference and a great read. This book has been very influential in the field of technical books, often imitated. I recommend it to beginners to advanced programmers.
Rating: - The definitive C reference bok
This is THE definitive C language reference.
I wouldn't want to try to learn to program in C from it unless I were already an experience programmer, and it isn't that useful for Windows programming, but this is the book that every experienced Unix C programmer has open on their desk.
- The Must-have
- The defacto book on C
