C by Example [Paperback]

Greg Perry (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 8120316630 | ISBN-13: 978-0789722393 | Publication Date: December 23, 1999 | Edition: 1

C By Example makes programming easy to learn for the beginning programmer. It builds your programming skills by using clear, easy-to-understand exercises. Hands-on, real world examples show you how to write programs that flow correctly and produce accurate results. At the end of the book, you will use the concepts you have learned to build a blackjack game. Also included is an appendix that discusses where to find compilers, other C resources, where to go from here, and what kinds of careers you could go into with the knowledge she gained from the book.

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The newest edition of this revolutionary book--comprehensive coverage with liberal use of program listing call-outs and cross-referencing. Short chapters make for quick progress and easy learning. Features extensive use of icons, illustrations, and margin notes. Presents complex programming logic in easy-to-understand pseudocode resembling simple sentences. Covers All C Compilers. -- Que Corp. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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C By Example makes programming easy to learn for the beginning programmer. It builds your programming skills by using clear, easy-to-understand exercises. Hands-on, real world examples show you how to write programs that flow correctly and produce accurate results. At the end of the book, you will use the concepts you have learned to build a blackjack game. Also included is an appendix that discusses where to find compilers, other C resources, where to go from here, and what kinds of careers you could go into with the knowledge she gained from the book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Que; 1 edition (December 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120316630
• ISBN-13: 978-0789722393
• ASIN: 0789722399
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,003,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book, April 2, 2002

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This review is from: C by Example (Paperback)

Firstly I shall explain a little about myself,
I wanted to use embedded microcontrollers and started off by learning assembly language, soon I found it wasnt powerfull/flexable enough for what I needed, so C was the way I was told to go.
After some weeks of looking through books, I found this one..
I did my usual trick of reading the first chapter, and for the first time since my quest for a C book I understood it! Im a hardware guy by trade/way of thinking and many programming books simply Confused me.

Haveing worked through the book, I found it easy to read and very helpfull. At times it may seem a little 'chatty' but to be honest this is one of the things that keeps the book easy to read!
I taught myself C from this book in about 6 months, its so easy to get something basic like a 'hello world' program up and running in about an hour, and its VERY satisfying to see..

Its a superb beginners book, but as for reference its ok, but not as good as the K&R white book..

If you want to teach yourself C and you know NOTHING about C , This is the book for you... if you already know C and want a reference book, you wont like this book...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners, May 23, 2000

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A. C. Johnson (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: C by Example (Paperback)

This book should be the textbook for Beginning Computer Programming.

I am a relative beginner to programming. In the past, I have found programming tutorial books to be absolutely boring because they lacked examples. This book is ALL examples. It is a very good way to teach the language because at every stage of the learning process, I am forced to take an active role in the learning process. I am halfway through the book and I have already typed in about 20 mini-programs that have progressively become harder and more complex. The result is that I am naturally becoming comfortable with the C computer environment.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have never been exposed to C, this is the book, November 14, 2003

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Elias (El Paso, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: C by Example (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for beginners. I am fluent in Visual Basic but I had never been exposed to C. Suddenly I find myself needing to develop DLLs in C. I was scared to death because of the short time I had to catch up. I did not think C was that easy to understand until I started reading this book. Even if your previous knowledge on programming is very poor, this book will take you step by step so that you will be soon programming. The style in which it is written is very clear and simple, with very good down-to-earth explanations. The examples are very simple, they just show the concepts and are far from being a technical challenge, but they serve their purpose well. Mistakes: there may be a few, but nothing that can drive you lost (at least to me). However, it does not say much about using a compiler and if you are looking for advanced topics this is not the book, but, in this regard, the editor is very honest: at the back cover you can read it is for beginning to intermediate level users. I am ready to jump into the advanced texts. Thanks Mr. Perry.