Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) [Paperback]

Tony Zhang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997 | Series: Teach Yourself in 24 Hours

Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours gives beginning programmers everything they need to know to start writing their own programs in C, the most popular programming language and the core language taught in schools. It also provides a battery of skills to help readers reach the next level in programming. And with the bonus compiler included on the CD-ROM, Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours is a self-contained starter kit.

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Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours gives beginning programmers everything they need to know to start writing their own programs in C, the most popular programming language and the core language taught in schools. It also provides a battery of skills to help readers reach the next level in programming. And with the bonus compiler included on the CD-ROM, Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours is a self-contained starter kit. - Teaches the basics of C programming in a proven, task-oriented format

- Provides a complete starter kit for beginning C programmers

- CD-ROM contains the authors' code and examples from the book and C compiler to run the programs

Product Details

• Paperback: 427 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing; 1St Edition edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672310686
• ISBN-13: 978-0672310683
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,316,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn C programming, January 23, 2000

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David L. Van Popering (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) (Paperback)

Not knowing anything about C I read this book and learned a tremendous amount. I am now following it with the O'Reilly Practical C Programming and after reading these 2 and doing all of the exercises, I find I am totally confident to tell any interviewer "Yes, I AM a C programmer".

People get too hung up on the "24 hours" or "21 days" in the titles. Someone who is serious about learning will recognize that these are really "24 lessons" or "21 lessons". The point is that this book (and others in the series) are designed to be self-taught tutorials, each chapter building on the previous one.

Readers of these reviews must be aware that many who make a strike against these types of books are either not truly committed to their studies, or already have programming experience and have become 'reviewing snobs', forgetting what it is like to start out with little or no programming experience. I whole heartedly recommend this book, as well as many others from the Teach Yourself series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title, January 11, 2000

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Ross Harvey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) (Paperback)

24 hours..hmmm, not sure thats very accurate. Maybe to someone familiar with C programming, but if you are a complete 'newbie' to C, you really need to learn the _basics_ before buying this book.

There are mixed reviews, but you have to consider what you really want from this book.

If you have practiced a bit of C and want to widen your core skills, this is the book for you.

I found this book better to use as a reference, rather than a learning source.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starter, January 23, 2000

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David van Popering (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teach Yourself C in 24 Hours (Teach Yourself in 24 Hours) (Paperback)

Not knowing anything about C I read this book and learned a tremendous amount. I am now following it with the O'Reilly Practical C Programming and fter reading these 2 and doing all of the exercises, I find I am totally confident to tell any nterviewer "Yes, I AM a C programmer".

People get too hung up on the "24 hours" or "21 days" in the titles. Someone who is serious about learning will recognize that these are really "24 lessons" or "21 lessons". The point is that this book (and others in the series) are designed to be self-taught tutorials, each chapter building on the previous one.

Readers of these reviews must be aware that many who make a strike against these types of books are either not truly committed to their studies, or already have programming experience and have become 'reviewing snobs', forgetting what it is like to start out with little or no programming experience. I whole heartedly recommend this book, as well as many others from the Teach Yourself series.