Write powerful C programs...without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable with C, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. YouтАЩll learn all the basics: how to organize programs, store and display data, work with variables, operators, I/O, pointers, arrays, functions, and much more. C programming has neverbeen this simple!
Who knew how simple C programming could be?
This is todayтАЩs best beginnerтАЩs guide to writing C programsтАУand to learning skills you can use with practically any language. Its simple, practical instructions will help you start creating useful, reliable C code, from games to mobile apps. Plus, itтАЩs fully updated for the new C11 standard and todayтАЩs free, open source tools! HereтАЩs a small sample of what youтАЩll learn:
тАв Discover free C programming tools for Windows, OS X, or Linux
тАв Understand the parts of a C program and how they fit together
тАв Generate output and display it on the screen
тАв Interact with users and respond to their input
тАв Make the most of variables by using assignments and expressions
тАв Control programs by testing data and using logical operators
тАв Save time and effort by using loops and other techniques
тАв Build powerful data-entry routines with simple built-in functions
тАв Manipulate text with strings
тАв Store information, so itтАЩs easy to access and use
тАв Manage your data with arrays, pointers, and data structures
тАв Use functions to make programs easier to write and maintain
тАв Let C handle all your programтАЩs math for you
тАв Handle your computerтАЩs memory as efficiently as possible
тАв Make programs more powerful with preprocessing directives
Greg Perry is a speaker and writer in both the programming and applications sides of computing. He is known for bringing programming topics down to the beginnerтАЩs level. Perry has been a programmer and trainer for two decades. He received his first degree in computer science and then earned a MasterтАЩs degree in corporate finance. Besides writing, he consults and lectures across the country, including at the acclaimed Software Development programming conferences. Perry is the author of more than 75 other computer books. In his spare time, he gives lectures on traveling in Italy, his second favorite place to be.
Dean Miller is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience in both the publishing and licensed consumer product businesses. Over the years, he has created or helped shape a number of bestselling books and series, including Teach Yourself in 21 Days, Teach Yourself in 24 Hours, and the Unleashed series, all from Sams Publishing.