Learn C The Hard Way: A Clear and Direct Introduction To Modern C Programming

In this book, you'll learn C by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Watch Zed Shaw's teaching video. Type his code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you'll learn what good modern C programs look like, how to think more effectively about code, and how to find and fix mistakes far more efficiently. Most importantly, you'll master rigorous defensive programming techniques, so you can use any language to create software that defends itself from malicious activity and defects.

Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning C. Follow it and you will succeed - just like the hundreds of thousands of programmers Zed has taught to date! You bring discipline, commitment, persistence, and experience with any programming language; the author supplies everything else.

It'll Be Hard At First. But Soon, You'll Just Get It - And That Will Feel Great!

This tutorial will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you'll know one of the world's most powerful programming languages. You'll be a C programmer.

Planning and attention to detailSetting up a C environmentBasic syntax and idiomsCompilation, make files, and linkersOperators, variables, and data typesProgram controlArrays and stringsFunctions, pointers, and structsMemory allocationI/O and filesLibrariesData structures, including linked lists, sort, and searchStacks and queuesDebugging, defensive coding, and automated testingFixing stack overflows, illegal memory access, and more