Full Description
Learn how to program using C, beginning from first principles and progressing through step-by-step examples. This seventh edition is fully updated to reflect new features of C23, and addresses deprecated functions and features that are no longer supported.
You'll discover that C is a foundation language that every programmer ought to know. Beginning C is written by renowned author Ivor Horton and expert programmer German Gonzalez-Morris. This book increases your programming expertise by guiding you through the development of fully working C applications that use what you've learned in a practical context. Examples of how to use deprecated functions are also provided, along with new examples for replacing them when a simple solution is possible.
By the end of the book you'll be confident in your skills with all facets of the widely-used and powerful C language and be able to strike out on your own by trying the exercises included at the end of each chapter. All you need are this book and any of the widely available C compilers, and you'll soon be writing real C programs.
What You Will Learn
Discover the C programming language
Program using C starting with first steps, then making decisions
Use loops, arrays, strings, text, pointers, functions, I/O, and more
Code applications with strings and text
Structure your programs efficiently
Work with data, files, facilities, and more
Who This Book Is For
Those new to C programming who may or may not have some prior programming experience.
Contents
1. Programming in C.- 2. First Steps in Programming.- 3. Making Decisions.- 4. Loops.- 5. Arrays.- 6. Applications with Strings and Text.- 7. Pointers.- 8. Structuring Your Programs.- 9. More on Functions.- 10. Essential Input and Output Operations.- 11. Structuring Data.- 12. Working with Files.- 13. Supporting Facilities.- 14. Advanced and Specialized Topics.- A. Computer Arithmetic.- B. ASCII Character Code Definitions.- C. Reserved Words in C.- D. Input and Output Format Specifications.- E. Standard Library Headers.
