Updated for C11
Write powerful C programs??without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable with C?? one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. You??ll learn all the basics: how to organize programs?? store and display data?? work with variables?? operators?? I/O?? pointers?? arrays?? functions?? and much more. C programming has neverbeen this simple!
Who knew how simple C programming could be?
This is today??s best beginner??s guide to writing C programs?and to learning skills you can use with practically any language. Its simple?? practical instructions will help you start creating useful?? reliable C code?? from games to mobile apps. Plus?? it??s fully updated for the new C11 standard and today??s free?? open source tools! Here??s a small sample of what you??ll learn:
? Discover free C programming tools for Windows?? OS X?? or Linux
? Understand the parts of a C program and how they fit together
? Generate output and display it on the screen
? Interact with users and respond to their input
? Make the most of variables by using assignments and expressions
? Control programs by testing data and using logical operators
? Save time and effort by using loops and other techniques
? Build powerful data-entry routines with simple built-in functions
? Manipulate text with strings
? Store information?? so it??s easy to access and use
? Manage your data with arrays?? pointers?? and data structures
? Use functions to make programs easier to write and maintain
? Let C handle all your program??s math for you
? Handle your computer??s memory as efficiently as possible
? Make programs more powerful with preprocessing directives