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Summary: c for dummies
Review: I think that c for dummies is a great book for people who want to get seriouse with programming. It starts from the begging up to the great programmers if you want to learn c these are the books for you. I like the way Dan Gookin throws in some comedy to enlighted the stress of learning a programming launguage. So I recemend this book to anyone its good reading. Good luck
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Summary: Easy Introducation which, Builds a Solid Foundation
Review: This is by far the best way for a beginner to learn C on the market. Having a somewhat base knowledge of C, I wanted a book which would solidify my understanding of C in general, as well as explain more difficult aspects of the language such as Pointers, in a clear and understandable way. Gookin splits up in two volumes what most authors on this topic attempt to shove into a single book. This shows how much slower of an approach he takes. The conversational style he uses allows even, what in general is a horribly dry and boring subject to learn (a new programming language) to become easy and flowing. In the end with these two books you can learn C and have an advanced enough knowledge of the language to move on to other languages that you might truly want to learn or to step up to much more advanced features dealing with C alone. The books are well worth their price, and are an enjoyable read in general.
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Summary: A very good place to start
Review: As a mainframe programmer who learnt to program back in the days of punched cards. I wanted something that would lead me gently into the brave new world of PC's and C and I found this book an excellent place to start learning. It's true that if you are not a complete beginner then the first part of Book 1 is stating the obvious but you can skip it. Unlike every other C book I've bought. This is an easy to read and entertaining introduction to what is fundamentally a very boring subject. It's obvious that the author knows his subject thoroughly and presents it very well. My copies of these books are invaluable to me.
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Summary: Very good - but slow(ish)?
Review: I bought this book knowing that is was slow moving, which was what I thought I would want from it, having found all other C books way too technical. Whilst this book is good at getting over the very basic concepts of C (OK I haven't read vol. 2 yet), it is the other extreme - very very very slow moving. By page 150 it is just getting past printing stuff in pure text mode onto the screen. I guess I under-estimated myself in terms of how well I would pick up the functions!I thought it was too slow for me, although did help me a little with the slight differences between C and say, Perl, which I already had some experience with. If I hadn't had any experience with Perl, I think this book would have been ideal! As for a comment I saw saying that the programs don't compile properly, it has been tested on Microsoft and Borland C compilers, and I tried using the generic instructions with DJGPP (a freeware compiler) and they worked fine!
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Summary: Non standard C code
Review: I would not recommend this book for anyone. It follows non ansi standard code. This was my initial book in attempting to learn C. I should have know better by the title, he should have studied the ansi standard before trying to teach unsuspecting users. 1 star is being generous. If you check newgroups, comp.lang.c will show you more reasons against this ghastly book. Examples? void main() this is dangerous and can cause problems. If you dont run a Microsoft computer, with either the MS compiler, borland or other MS compiler, you will have alot of trouble compilign the example code as it sits. better to Go Get `C Programming Language' by Kernigahn and Ritchie.
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Summary: This is a fantastic book!
Review: This is the perfect book for people who have never programmed in C before. He carefully breaks everything down and explains it clearly and precisly. In addition to this, he uses humor that I find very effective in learning and remembering complex terms. I think anyone wanted to learn C should go through this book first and then take a C class. Everything will go much easier.
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Summary: To be a good programmer
Review: it is very useful book
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Summary: Not for experienced programmers
Review: This was an excellent book, but as an experienced programmer, I found that the entire 1st volume, about 600 pages worth, were basic concepts that I had already grasped with other languages, and this was trying to redrill them into my head, which I found annoying. The second volume, on the other hand, had a LOT of helpful chapters, including a thorough run through pointers, which I've had no experience with before. Any beginner will fall in love with this book, and the non-novice programmers will fall asleep quickly. Good for skimming, though! I also found that the humor is kind of annoying at times, when you'd rather focus on the topic, he's talking about Greek gods. Oh boy. Overall, a pretty good book, but DEFINATELY not for an experienced programmer; you're better off finding a more advanced book.
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Summary: Easiest-to-understand introduction to C
Review: I started reading Dan Gookin's book earlier this month. I'm nearly finished now and ready for Volume 2 (I'm amazed at the ease in which I am learning C!). It seems to me that if you can only afford one book to begin your quest of C-language competence then this is the book to buy; if you can afford two books then buy Volume 2 as well.
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Summary: This is fantastic! A MUST for any novice programmer's desk!
Review: This book is fantastic! I had ZERO knowledge of object oriented programming, but this book is an incredibly easy read, peppered with enough humor and insight to make it enjoyable as well as educational!
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