Your First C/C++ Program [Paperback]

Alan R. Neibauer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1994

This beginner's guide to C programming offers thorough coverage of C and the basic features of C++. Written in non-technical language, it is supported by illustrations and program designs. Each chapter includes questions, exercises and programs for the reader to analyze and correct. The companion disk includes a working C compiler to give the reader a complete learning and development system.

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Many professional programmers are learning C and C + + programming. Why not start with C and C + +? Neibauer gives you the tools and the right kind of instruction to get you up to speed with C at a rudimentary level. He correctly explains the importance of thinking about the structure of program in his first chapter before introducing one term from C. With that in mind, he leads you through variables and constants, input and output, operators and functions, conditionals and loops, and other crucial elements before you finally arrange your own program. Exercises and examples are scattered throughout the book, and the diskette includes a compiler. The arrangement of C details is not overwhelming for the beginner and is excellent as a refresher for the more experienced programmer.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Sybex Inc; Pap/Dis edition (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782114148
• ISBN-13: 978-0782114140
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a total novice - not the best though, November 29, 2011

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This review is from: Your First C/C++ Program (Paperback)

I got this book, "C for Dummies" and "Teach Yourself C in 21 Days". This book has really bad examples because they aren't really full programs usually, only sections of code. The explanations of concepts are good however. I found that reading this book in parallel with the teach yourself C in 21 days was a good way to learn C because both authors explained the same concepts differently. Overall If you had to pick just one book to learn C from I would buy the "Teach Yourself C in 21 Days". Just FYI these books are way outdated as far as referencing modern computer technology, but the C language is still the same.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will have you writing C code in almost no time, July 17, 1997

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This review is from: Your First C/C++ Program (Paperback)

This book, or may I say a tutorial, is written specially for beginners. You will quickly learn the most fundamental basics of C and programming in whole, and will finish with a decent knowledge of C/C++. The book explains everything in plain English, and although it doesn't touch any graphics programming, it clearly explains structures, pointers, disk operations and more, the basics needed to for you to start programming in C. No super-advanced tricks, no super-complex things, staight down and clear explanations.

As an experienced C/C++ programmer, who learned C/C++ without any books, I can say that "Your First C/C++ Program" is an excellent tutorial for beginners and people who don't know anything about programming at all. Get this gem today!

Oleg Rekutin

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1.0 out of 5 stars I'd rather give this book no stars at all, September 5, 1999

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This review is from: Your First C/C++ Program (Paperback)

This book was, probably, born based on misperceiving the relation between C and C++. A book that tries to teach you both C and C++ is as successful as a book that will try to teach you both English and French based on the fact that their alpha-beth matches 90% (and the syntax of C matches that of C++ by less than 50%, I guess). I do not know how much C or C++ the author knows - but no much is shown in the book, to my view. In short, it is my opinion that you will neither learn C from this book, nor will you learn C++.