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# C Programming Language

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Review: This is by far the best quality over quantity tech related book I've ever had the pleasure to read yet. Personally I came from a Python background before starting this book, and with it having such clean and easy to write programming style, I was always very intimidated by C, C++, Java, and so on. Well let me tell you this book makes C so much easier and so much less intimidating, it's still a HARD book but it's written and explained so well that with some basic programming knowledge you can learn A LOT from this book. One of my biggest struggles with Python was using it's giant library of pre-built and importable functions that are built into the language. C still has a lot of this built in, but what's different with this particular book is it really TEACHES you how to build functions and programs and breaks down every part and stage of it incredibly well (Seriously, I was blown away by the first chapter of this book which acts as a basic tutorial.) The biggest thing I've taken from starting this book is it's helped me begin to appreciate a language like Python more since it has tons of useful and already built in functions, but going back to an older language like C has opened my eyes up to programming like never before. Using modern languages is "easier" to learn, but if you really want to become a better programmer you need to go back to where we came from to how we got here today. Also even though I may not use C very often (I'm studying to become a Sys Admin), I feel like it's very beneficial for me to improve my programming skills as a whole and I feel like working with C so far has made working with Python even easier. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this book for someone wanting to learn C or if you have already learned one language and wanted to possibly challenge yourself by using an older language that may not be quite as elegant looking. Interestingly though, the authors make C seem incredibly clear and readable because it's all explained and written so well that you quickly forget how intimidating the language looks. 10/10.
Review: The contents of this book are awesome, truly a no time wasted, full and complete manual of C. It is clear that the author has great knowledge of the language. That the book is great is no news, if you are new to C this is a great starting point and it is highly suggested. It is worth reading even if you are not new to C, but have never had that full coverage that this book would provide. However as much as I encourage experienced developers that are new to C to read this, I discourage beginners of the programming world to get it. The reason is that this book is more of a manual about C itself rather than a book teaching you how to program. The book will teach you how to write a for loop in C, but not what a for loop is, essentially. This is great for experienced developers who don't need to go over the basics for the 40th time, but its a headache for the newbies. The book is also very dense; there are no wasted pages here. Every sentence contains knowledge that sometimes you are expected to unpack and understand yourself with any simplification or "spoon feeding". Overall a great read, highly recommended. Of course the book is old, going all the way back to the standard C89 (whereas the first edition didn't even follow a standard, since back then there wasn't an ISO standard as the book itself explains). The good news is that C has such little changes that ANSI C / C89 is a great resource. However you will most likely need to pick up another, more modern and updated book, to catch up with newer standard such as C23.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #37,873 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #71 in Computer Programming Languages #95 in Web Development & Design #129 in Internet & Social Media |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,705) |
| Dimensions  | 17.78 x 1.42 x 23.5 cm |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 0131103628 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0131103627 |
| Item weight  | 540 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | 8 April 1988 |
| Publisher  | Pearson |
| Reading age  | 5 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***N on 20 July 2016*

This is by far the best quality over quantity tech related book I've ever had the pleasure to read yet. Personally I came from a Python background before starting this book, and with it having such clean and easy to write programming style, I was always very intimidated by C, C++, Java, and so on. Well let me tell you this book makes C so much easier and so much less intimidating, it's still a HARD book but it's written and explained so well that with some basic programming knowledge you can learn A LOT from this book. One of my biggest struggles with Python was using it's giant library of pre-built and importable functions that are built into the language. C still has a lot of this built in, but what's different with this particular book is it really TEACHES you how to build functions and programs and breaks down every part and stage of it incredibly well (Seriously, I was blown away by the first chapter of this book which acts as a basic tutorial.) The biggest thing I've taken from starting this book is it's helped me begin to appreciate a language like Python more since it has tons of useful and already built in functions, but going back to an older language like C has opened my eyes up to programming like never before. Using modern languages is "easier" to learn, but if you really want to become a better programmer you need to go back to where we came from to how we got here today. Also even though I may not use C very often (I'm studying to become a Sys Admin), I feel like it's very beneficial for me to improve my programming skills as a whole and I feel like working with C so far has made working with Python even easier. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this book for someone wanting to learn C or if you have already learned one language and wanted to possibly challenge yourself by using an older language that may not be quite as elegant looking. Interestingly though, the authors make C seem incredibly clear and readable because it's all explained and written so well that you quickly forget how intimidating the language looks. 10/10.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by P***O on 18 July 2025*

The contents of this book are awesome, truly a no time wasted, full and complete manual of C. It is clear that the author has great knowledge of the language. That the book is great is no news, if you are new to C this is a great starting point and it is highly suggested. It is worth reading even if you are not new to C, but have never had that full coverage that this book would provide. However as much as I encourage experienced developers that are new to C to read this, I discourage beginners of the programming world to get it. The reason is that this book is more of a manual about C itself rather than a book teaching you how to program. The book will teach you how to write a for loop in C, but not what a for loop is, essentially. This is great for experienced developers who don't need to go over the basics for the 40th time, but its a headache for the newbies. The book is also very dense; there are no wasted pages here. Every sentence contains knowledge that sometimes you are expected to unpack and understand yourself with any simplification or "spoon feeding". Overall a great read, highly recommended. Of course the book is old, going all the way back to the standard C89 (whereas the first edition didn't even follow a standard, since back then there wasn't an ISO standard as the book itself explains). The good news is that C has such little changes that ANSI C / C89 is a great resource. However you will most likely need to pick up another, more modern and updated book, to catch up with newer standard such as C23.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***H on 19 January 2018*

As someone reading through this the first time it really is amazing despite the fact it was printed years ago my skill has already started increasing. The book shows you really helpful things and tips and tricks that online tutorials miss out (Not surprising since this is from the creators of the language themselves) it is much more detailed and gives you much more useful information and functions than you'll find online, and it also give you understanding and logic behind it and explains why you do some stuff and not others. The Language used in this book is intermediate so it's not dumbed down, meaning It will not teach you programming absolutely from 0% Scratch you need to have some familiarity with the terms and ideas like Variables, Strings, Functions, Compilers all the basic things. Any basic familiarity understanding or experience in other basic languages will do like Python, Java, Lua or whatever. Other than that you should be alright and the book explains the more complex concepts and gradually you'll gain the skills needed to write more complex programs. If you want to be an expert I'd definitely recommend this book. This book also gives example programs and tutorials and explains every line it writes, but don't over explain it, as in they come back to some things later on in the book as not to distract from the main thing being taught at the point you are at. This book also tries not to do too much hand holding and gives you exercises to write programs for yourself and lets you figure out some stuff by yourself as it acknowledges that the best way to learn to program is to actually do it rather than just read about it. I haven't ran into any compatibility issues yet meaning that none of the things the books have taught me so far hasn't worked because of the age of the book, all the things I've learnt so far you are still able to apply when coding without running into errors when compiling and running, if you do they're usually minor and can be fixed with a quick google search but its rare when you do. Anyhow this book has a nice clear contents page and references to things like useful libraries and functions you can include when coding, so you can find the section relevant to you if you wish. This book also has a lot of content to cover so you'll always be learning new things and getting better, it starts of with a nice tutorial introduction to ease you in. Other books I've read on C are usually very very basic and underwhelming and you end up already knowing like 90% of the things taught, whereas this book actually shows you everything. Although don't expect it to constantly hold your hand. If you have a drive for learning and you're determined to write programs this book is definitely for you if you're lazy and want a (Learn programming language in 24hrs or 7days) guide and shortcuts this isn't for you, neither is that even realistic. I'm definitely gonna stick with this book!

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