Beginning C: From Novice to Professional

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With Beginning C: From Novice to Professional, Fourth Edition, you'll come to understand the fundamentals of the C language and learn how to program. All you need is this book and any one of the widely available free or commercial C or C++ compilers, and you'll soon be writing real C programs. You'll learn C from the first principles, using step-by-step working examples that you'll create and execute yourself. This book will increase your programming expertise by guiding you through the development of fully working C applications that use what you've learned in a practical context. You'll also be able to strike out on your own by trying the exercises included at the end of each chapter. Pick up a copy of this book by renowned author, Ivor Horton, because: It is the only beginning-level book to cover the latest ANSI standard in C Is approachable and aimed squarely at people new to C Emphasizes writing code after the first chapter Includes substantial examples relevant to intermediate users Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Programming in C....Pages 1-20 First Steps in Programming....Pages 21-80 Making Decisions....Pages 81-127 Loops....Pages 129-174 Arrays....Pages 175-202 Applications with Strings and Text....Pages 203-239 Pointers....Pages 241-294 Structuring Your Programs....Pages 295-328 More on Functions....Pages 329-372 Essential Input and Output Operations....Pages 373-407 Structuring Data....Pages 409-465 Working with Files....Pages 467-527 Supporting Facilities....Pages 529-555 Back Matter....Pages 557-611