The C puzzle book
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Read on Hacker NewsWell, copies of K&R and C Puzzle Book are on their way, with CII and Advanced Programming In The Unix Environment (2ed) wishlisted for later. Can't find a copy of Deep C Secrets on our local Amazon equivalent, but I'll keep searching.
Read on Hacker News1. K&R - an absolute essential. I found myself in your shoes about two years ago, picked this up, and worked through it. 2. "The Unix Programming Environment" ( http://www.amazon.com/Unix-Programming-Environment-Prentice-... ) This is a recent find, but covers more application. It's almost a Part 2 of K&R and covers building problems and the Unix signal and file APIs. The examples are in an ancient syntax, but part of the fun is coding them and getting them to compile. 3. "The C Puzzle Book" ( http://www.amazon.com/Puzzle-Book-Alan-R-Feuer/dp/0201604612 ) I found this one day at Fry's, and it's fucking awesome. You can effectively learn C using it without a compiler. Good luck!
Read on Hacker News…ct, Steve Yegge once said this about K&R ( http://steve.yegge.googlepages.com/ten-great-books ): This is an odd little book. It's frequently mistaken for an introductory programming book, which inevitably leads to frustration. It's not a good way to learn how to program; it expects that you're already familiar with machine architecture, assembly language, compilers, and at least one other high-level language. It's not even a very good way to learn C. The idioms and best-practices for C programming have evolved substantially, even since the second edition was published, and some of the code samples look a bit dated. As the parent said, you'll appreciate C only if you learn about machine architecture and Unix. Diving into a large codebase will get you acquainted with "modern" C. I've found the book C Traps and Pitfalls to be the book to get…
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