C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie (1988, Trade Paperback)

Excellent introduction to programming.

I've learned tonnes from this book so far, has really inspired me to learn as much as I can about computing (I'm doing it as a hobby). C is a great beginner language to learn because it's a relatively small language that forces you to be very disciplined with your code, although it can be difficult to stick with it sometimes.

Note that it doesn't touch on how to set up you compiler or actually compile programs, as these details are system-specific. If you're on Windows, you might want to look into the Visual C++ build tools (try googling visualcppbuildtools_full and you'll find a Microsoft blog entry that explains more).Read full review

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More of a collector's relic than a practical helper

Very out of date, once you get past the basis Fahrenheit to celsius exercises an exact copy of the code means they won't compile, there are no completed useful codings, so not practical. You are looking at small snippets of code from the past which you will have to debug yourself. Not a book you can learn a lot from if you don't have a lot of spare time, sadly.Read full review

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Get started where it all began.

I thought that starting with the book that defined our programming in the beginning was a good place to start. This book takes you through the different tasks, I have yet to finish it. I also have the C Answer book to go along with it as well The standard C library from the era. I want to get all the information I could. I first bought the kindle version but when you just want to read a bit or reference a previous section , nothing beats the physical edition IMO.
My only regret is that I did not start when the book came out. Things would be so much different.
Thanks for reading and pick up a book. Get the one pictured , as I have heard that the international edition is different and the pictured edition was recommend to me.Read full review

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The C Programming Language Standard By KERNIGHAN

This is the original C programming language book that started the C/ Unix revolution. No one has ever improved on it!
Its Perfect!

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For a book that is almost 40 years old, ...

For a book that is almost 40 years old, it was in good condition. It's a good read for studying how things were and how they came to be.

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A great book on programming

This is THE book on the C programming language, co-written by the author of the language itself. It’s hard to go wrong with this one!

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Ecxelent product.

The description was accurate. The book is well taken care of. I cannot ask for more.

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Great reference for the C language

Great straight forward reference book on the C language. Its reputation is not hype it has everything you need right at your finger tips. Short and concise, just like the language it describes.
>Consider this a reference book. If your new to the C language, and programming in general, this is not going to hold your hand and give you a tutorial walk through. Still highly recommended for you book collection as it is a solid, no nonsense reference.

It is a little dated, but still covers the major changes in the ANSI C update. Also it does have a certain nostalgic charm for those of us who have been around these systems for awhile.Read full review

A foundation for good programming techniques.

Excellent book for a great programming language. Taking time to learn the C programming language will benefit anyone who is interested in writing tight programs which are efficient and fast saving time and money.Read full review

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C band wagon

As a novice to the world of computer programming, this book has been listed as a seminal reference source on several recommended booklist. I am eager to start my coding journey with Kerrigan and Ritchie’s aid.Read full review

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Classic

A must have book to understand the fundamentals of C and any modern language

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