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You'll learn begin by learning basic C functionality and progress to writing and debugging your own programs in just a few short days. In addition, you will learn advanced C programming techniques, such as using pointers, manipulating strings, and creating structures and unions. Plenty of code samples and complete listings, as well as dozens of review questions, ensure that you will thoroughly understand C.
Syntax boxes offer handy references with short examples of statements usage. Do/Don't boxes offer suggestions and highlight trouble spots. Output and line-by-line analyses help you understand the topics vital to successful programming. Every chapter concludes with a series of exercices to reinforce and test what you've learned.
About the author
Peter G. Aitken has been writing about computers and programming for over 10 years, with some 30 books as well as hundreds of magazine and trade publication articles to his credit. His recent book titles include Visual Basic .NET Programming with Peter Aitken, Office XP Development with VBA, XML the Microsoft Way, Windows Script Host, and Teach Yourself Visual Basic .NET Internet Programming in 21 Days. For several years he was a Contributing Editor at Visual Developer Magazine where he wrote a popular Visual Basic column. He is a regular contributor to Microsoft OfficePro magazine and the DevX Web site. Peter is the proprietor of PGA Consulting, providing custom application and Internet development to business, academia, and government since 1994.
