The C Programming Language

By Dennis M. Ritchie and Brian W. Kernighan

Book Overview

The definitive reference guide to C programming from K&R for writing good code that works and is easy to modify Learn how to program in C from the developers of C, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. Intended for those with at least some experience with one other language (even if you are a novice), this book contains a tutorial introduction to get new users started as soon as possible and separate chapters on each major feature: Types, operators, and expressions Control flow Functions and program structure Pointers and arrays Structures Input and output This second edition of The C Programming Language describes C as defined by the ANSI standard and includes a reference manual that conveys the essentials of the standard in a smaller space for easy comprehension for programmers. "K&R is one of my favorite books. The style of the tutorial chapters is so deceptively light and simple and the manual so crisp. Much of C's reputation of simplicity comes from the clarity and great little examples from this book. My 1978 copy has lost its cover and my K&R2 is somewhat dog eared. Above all, K&R is a useful book." Bjarne Stroustrup, designer and original implementer of C++, and author of The C++ Programming Language This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131101633
• ISBN13: 9780131101630
• Release Date: February 1978
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Condensed Cream-Of-C Soup

About 5 years into my programming career, I was mildly interested in learning C, so I picked up this book. At the time, I was deterred - it was very brief, terse, and confusing, so I put it back down again.But now, years later, with many more languages under my belt, I find myself again drawn to C. So I picked up this book again (2nd edition), and finally, I see the light! It is a wonderful book, I agree with all the glowing...

The best programming book I ever bought.

I've first bought this book when I started my academic studies,and 5 years of work with Fortran 77 and three years of work withPascal.This small book (270 pages, including the index) served me well through my degree, and I still keep the dog-eared, yellowing, aged book with me at work.The book focuses on the language itself - this is no hands-on book (no explanations on how to use this compiler or that debugger, though it...

A high-intensity tutorial and a great reference

This book (widely known as K & R, after the authors' initials) has for over twenty years been the best way to learn C. When I got this book in 1980, I had access to a Unix system and worked through much of the tutorial material in it. On the way I learnt a great deal, not just about C, but about good programming style, code reuse, the value of clear comments--in short, I was introduced to the skill set of an experienced...

The C Bible - no Question

This is probably the greatest introductory programming world ever written!This is the classic "how to program" book. The book may seem quite old, but so is C, so you'll not miss anything. Half of the other introductory books written today will often quote this book, especially in reference to the "hello, world." example contained within. The "K & R" is well known among programmers as the all-time classic programming book...

The most elegant programming book I have ever read

This book is not "for Dummies". It assumes that you already have some knowledge of structured programming languages (i.e. Pascal). For example, this book spends four well-written pages explaining everything you need to know about functions. If you don't know what a function is, this will clearly not be enough. However, if you do know about functions, this book will not drone on and on for an entire chapter or two on the...