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C: An advanced introduction (Principles of computer science series)

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This is the book for an individual who needs no instruction, but who requires reference materials. The explanations are clear, systematic, and concise. They are supported by examples of use that are always to the point

If you know Fortran (any version) and are an avid programmer, this is a very good old book.

It is a good reference guide whenever you want to know what does a specific function, or what difference there are with Fortran, Pascal or Ada.

It is difficult to find a book that helps programmers to migrate from some languages to others. I found this book in the library of the institution where I do research, and I liked it so much that I ended up buying it.

The 1995 version has an introduction to C++, so maybe I'll have a look on that in the future.

So far my only critique is that it does not talks about complex numbers (variables). However I understand that, as C wasn't meant to handle complex numbers, however shortly after this book came, a new library was introduced to C that could do that.