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Summary: Great book
Review: I remember first reading these books, and they were great. They made C easy to learn and fun.
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Summary: If you think you need this, you do, so order it....
Review: If you think you need this proiduct to help you program, chances are that you do, i know i did, and it helped me a lot. I recommend this product to anyone who is wanting to program and needs to learn C.
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Summary: Best C Programming Books Out There
Review: As soon as you pick up these excelent books and begin to read them you realize why the ratings are so high. Nothing in the book ever gets over your head, and I know, this was the first programming book I ever read. At the time I didn't know C was one of the more advanced progamming languages there were. I read both of them throughly, with Dan Gookin's charming humor and antics it was hard to put down, and understood perfectly (At the time I was 13!) I really can't say enough about these books, if you want to learn how to program C, or program period for that matter, these are the books for you (and at the price they are now why not!?)Cheers, Dan Fan
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Summary: Best Damn C book I have ever read
Review: I have taken numerous programming classes and never clearly understood the functionality of C language.So a friend recommended these two books to me and I read them both in about 20 hours. I can't believe how quickly I grasped the concepts of C language. I don't care what other people wrote, I am just writing my own observation and opinion. I would like to shake the author's hand. I couldn't have learned C language any quicker with any other book. : )
Jim
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: I managed to get about halfway through Vol. I. and then realized I still knew nothing about how to program in C. As one reviewer commented, 100+ pages devoted to just the printf function is useless. Useless as well were his examples. None of them have any practical application to the "real world" (business or otherwise). So if you are hoping to learn C so you can program something useful for work or your everyday life -- don't bother with this series. It is doubtful I will ever even go back to these books again. Too bad some lessons learned cost money....
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Summary: Volume 2 is GREAT for POINTERS in C!
Review: I don't know much about what was covered in volume 1 (because I don't have it) but I would assume that it would have covered basic input/output, variable declarations, if-else statements, loops, and some other things on that level. Basically things that I already know. I have volume 2 and the first topic he talked about was functions in C. I already had C++ experience before when I first read this book, so I was like, yeah whatever on that topic as well. Then he went on to pointers in C. The best part of this book was the explaination in pointers. Pointers is a pretty difficult topic for many computer science students and the book did a great job for that. He took it slow and made many jokes and comments that helped me grasp and remember the stuff. He used many analogies as well. I remember him refering memory addresses as being kind of like a home address, and a pointer as being like a mailman delievering information to your home. Basically turning something you can't really picture into something that you can relate to. Then he goes on to the usage of pointers with functions and so on. Towards the end, the book started getting into simple data structures and showed how to do link nodes in C. This was acually an extra bonus chapter available on his website that he gave out in the book. The quick reference chart on the inside cover was very good as I used it when I was studying for a programming in C final exam. I got an A that in that class that semester. It's far from a total hardcore complete reference book for the C language, but it's great if you are just starting with C and need to learn all the basics to get through. It's also good as a quick reference once you are more advance, particularly pointers. I would like to meet the author, he sounds like a cool guy.
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Summary: BAH!
Review: After getting started in C with C for dummies volume one I figured I had gotten a decent grasp on C but then I found the bible. Of course I am talking about Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language". I have since learned that C for dummies is at best an introduction but a poor one, after reading the "Bible" I have come to realize that C for Dummies is an essential waste of time if you plan on pursueing the programming language. The humor in the book is ALMOST acceptable but often laid on too thickly. Furthermore the quizes should be considered FAQs because they are multiple choice and out of 4 possible answeres only one of them would be an educated guesse. it would be like asking what is 4+2
(a)The capital of South America
(b)My cat has whiskers
(c)Georgia has 12.9 million farmers
(d)6 The one credit that I must give the author of C for Dummies is that he will explain why things are named the way they are. Personally that does help me memorize new topics quicker.
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Summary: C for really slow People
Review: I only have volume I - it doesn't make it as far as covering fairly standard stuff like "pointers." If your actually interested in learning the language you'll need both volumes. This thing moves really slowly - they hardly make it past "hello wolrd" by page 75. Lots of time / space wasted by joking around (like half the text). May be good for people with no programming experience - but if you already know basic or something similar - you can probably make faster progress by choosing another book.
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Summary: It is what it claims
Review: As I skimmed through this book, I have noticed that C programming was made easy by catering to the simplest of minds. Several pages are wasted in attempting to write a decent program, yet the programs illustrated are of novice type. This is truely for dummies. It is my belief that it make the ASSUMPTION that the reader does not have the slightest clue of what are the programming fundamentals. I see the benefit of this text as a primer to a C Introductory course, but please do not expect to know programming after this is done. A true book on C would illustrate the major differences between arrays and pointers, pointers to functions, pointers to arrays -- in general, pointers are discussed not glanced over. It is pointers that make C the de facto for programming. I my opinion, a book missing such valuable topic may be ranked is the same league as a "for dummies" book. If you really want to learn C the right way, spend the $... and buy "The C Programming Book" by Kernighan and Ritchie. These gentlemen created the C language. It just makes LOGICAL sense to learn the language from the people who created the language itself. You want another book? Another $... would by you "C How To Program" by Deitel & Deitel. Many known unversities use this text as their Introduction to C Programming class. This text will highlight more information than any "for dummies" books. Programming does not come overnight, and one does not become a better programmer unless the fundamentals are practiced with diligence and consistency. As many body-builders say, "No Pain, No Gain!"
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Summary: Best Beginner's C Book Ever!
Review: I found Dan Gookin's C For Dummies book the best book on C I had ever picked up. Taking the reader from knowing absolutely nothing about programming, Dan writes his book step-by-step, going through all the exercises and examples line by line. After I had read this book, C was so easy I wondered why I was 'scared' to learn it! Everywhere it is sprinkled with spontaneous humour to keep the reader concentrating and to warn him/her not to take things to seriously. Topics covered are, Program elements and design, variables, functions, constants, strings, characters, numbers, math (which is made very easy), values, header files, loops, operators - almost anything. The rest is covered in Volume II which I have not as yet read but am planning to do very shortly. Overall, well-written, funny, understandable and clear. I recommend C For Dummies to anyone who is new to programming and finds other books difficult. Absolutely 100%
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