Beginning C [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Ivor Horton (Author)

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Product Description
1997 Wrox. For anyone who wants to start a programming career with a mature first language and a basic grasp of mathematics and computers. Works using shareware or commercial C/C++ compiler & can be used on any OS that they'll compile to. Paper.

Product Details

• Paperback: 525 pages
• Publisher: Wrox Press; 2nd edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861001142
• ISBN-13: 978-1861001146
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #572,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Generally a good beginning text, November 10, 1998

By	tpitt "tpitt" (northeast Tennessee) - See all my reviews

I've taught C classes using this as the textbook and find the students generally receptive to the book. As a previous reviewer mentioned some of the things the author does (such as define main with a void return type) are not correct, and he picks up the pace of coverage significantly in difficult areas such as pointers.

If you do buy this book, buy a good reference book such as "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie to go with it. Many library functions are not well documented in the Horton book.

If you know nothing about C and want to pick it up on your own, this book is one of the best I've seen at making it approachable. Its few errors are just (relatively) minor annoyances.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book if you learn by examples!, November 17, 2000

By	Charalambos (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

Ivor Horton is a great writer. A friend of mine who is a guru in Unix suggested this book to me. If you are like me, learning best by studying examples, this book is a must!

I had no idea what C language was all about. After finishing with chapter 1 I had a clear idea what the structure of C language is and what I should expect to see in the rest of the book.

The examples are great if you work them out (can not learn otherwise). What I like the best is that the examples are in bold letters so that they stand out from the rest of the text. It is easier for the reader to visually keep things in order. Do I make sense?

This book makes you want to read more and more!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, August 28, 2001

By A Customer

I have read several beginners books on C, including K&R's "The C Programming Language", and found Beginning C to be the best!
Beginning C is very easy to read, well organized and contains clear examples. If you really want to learn C without too much fuss, this is the book.