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Summary: One of the best computer books I own
Review: Not only the best C book I have ever read, but probably the best computer-related book I've ever read. The explanations are clear, consise, and yet detailed enough for a complete understanding of the material. The figures are simple and helpful, and there are a lot of short pieces of example code to help out. The end of each chapter features a "FAQ" section where the author answers quite a few common questions you might have as you read through the chapter. It's the one book that has never let me down...I have always been able to find the answer I was looking for. I wish the author would write a book about every field of computer science.
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Summary: One of the best computer books I own
Review: Not only the best C book I have ever read, but probably the best computer-related book I've ever read. The explanations are clear, consise, and yet detailed enough for a complete understanding of the material. The figures are simple and helpful, and there are a lot of short pieces of example code to help out. The end of each chapter features a "FAQ" section where the author answers quite a few common questions you might have as you read through the chapter. It's the one book that has never let me down...I have always been able to find the answer I was looking for. I wish the author would write a book about every field of computer science.
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Summary: What????
Review: Sorry this book is extremely more difficult to read than necessary. It is NOT in plain english. If you're planning on buying this book be sure to brush up on some algebra before you even think of picking up this book, as without it even the first few exercises will leave you in a stupor.
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Summary: while(stupid) read(King's Book);
Review: The best C book I've ever read. Very well organized, many examples, challenging program assignments, and I love the Q&A sections very much. This is a great book for someone who really wants to learn C language in and out.
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Summary: Great for beginners! A continuous reference.
Review: The best textbook I ever used in college. Very clear, and starts from the simplest concepts to the more complex. The author leaves out nothing. I had this book in a beginning C class and I kept it for C++ and Java courses. One of only two books I didn't sell back in four years of college! If you can't understand this book you aren't meant to be a programmer.
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Summary: King reigns triumphant
Review: The book is an excellent book to _learn_ the C programming language and its many quirks that can easily mislead a beginning to moderate programmer or student of computer and informational sciences. The reader will walk away with more than an improved knowledge of C programming, but with a better understanding of (procedural) programming, in general. King's writing is clear and engaging. His choice of examples and practice exercised are well designed and related to the text. King is an excellent instructor and it shows in his text, that will become a part of your permanent reference collection, next to K&R and your O'Reilly collection.
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Summary: A discrete book for a concrete language
Review: The book seems to be much appreciated. However, I find that the reader is not encouraged enough to think for her-/himself when reading the text. He or she will realise once one arrives at the end of chapter exercises-which are all right, but based on that what is given in the preceeding chapters-it will be very difficult indeed to solve these exercises. Take for example chapter 6, where loops are discussed. Professor King providies an example of a sum.c script. Then the student is asked to write a program where he or she enter numbers and the program finds the largest number. From the background given in section 6.1. it will be very difficult for the very beginner to write such a program, because there is nothing in the book which might hint at the right solution.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: This book claims that it caters for beginners. I don't think so! It's only of any good to those that are already familiar with programming or another programming language. The language used is arcane at times that only people with previous programming knowledge would understand and benefit from this book. Its exercises are also pointless since there are no answers given. I recommend C by example for beginners which assumes nothing. Its excellent book for beginners.
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Summary: Magnificent! Marvelous! A complete reference!
Review: This book is one of the most educational, C-programming-based books that I have ever read (and I have read many!). Any person new to C-programming will gain complete knowledge of all libraries and the history of the language itself. If you are looking for an imformative approach to C-programming presented in a way that beginners can understand, this book is definitely for you. Buy NOW!
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Summary: A Good Presentation!
Review: This book is really good for the beginners. It presents and explains the programming concepts clearly. The length of each chapter is about 20 to 30 pages, which is ideal for me. Usually, one chapter in other programming textbooks will cover 40 pages, which is too long for my brain to function. Buy it, and you will not regret for it!
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