C Programming for Dummies

Get an A grade in C
 
As with any major language, mastery of C can take you to some very interesting new places. Almost 50 years after it first appeared, it's still the world's most popular programming language and is used as the basis of global industry's core systems, including operating systems, high-performance graphics applications, and microcontrollers. This means that fluent C users are in big demand at the sharp end in cutting-edge industries--such as gaming, app development, telecommunications, engineering, and even animation--to translate innovative ideas into a smoothly functioning reality.
 
To help you get to where you want to go with C, this 2nd edition of C Programming For Dummies covers everything you need to begin writing programs, guiding you logically through the development cycle: from initial design and testing to deployment and live iteration. By the end you'll be au fait with the do's and don'ts of good clean writing and easily able to produce the basic--and not-so-basic--building blocks of an elegant and efficient source code.
* Write and compile source code
* Link code to create the executable program
* Debug and optimize your code
* Avoid common mistakes
 
Whatever your destination: tech industry, start-up, or just developing for pleasure at home, this easy-to-follow, informative, and entertaining guide to the C programming language is the fastest and friendliest way to get there!

List of contents

Introduction 1
 
Part 1: The ABs of C 7
 
Chapter 1: A Quick Start for the Impatient 9
 
Chapter 2: The Programming Thing 21
 
Chapter 3: Anatomy of C 29
 
Part 2: C Programming 101 43
 
Chapter 4: Trials and Errors 45
 
Chapter 5: Values and Simple Math 57
 
Chapter 6: A Place to Put Stuff 67
 
Chapter 7: Input and Output 83
 
Chapter 8: Decision Making 97
 
Chapter 9: Loops, Loops, Loops 115
 
Chapter 10: Fun with Functions 133
 
Part 3: Build Upon What You Know 151
 
Chapter 11: The Unavoidable Math Chapter 153
 
Chapter 12: Give Me Arrays 173
 
Chapter 13: Fun with Text 193
 
Chapter 14: Structures, the Multivariable 211
 
Chapter 15: Life at the Command Prompt 221
 
Chapter 16: Variable Nonsense 233
 
Chapter 17: Binary Mania 249
 
Part 4: The Advanced Part 267
 
Chapter 18: Introduction to Pointers 269
 
Chapter 19: Deep into Pointer Land 285
 
Chapter 20: Memory Chunks and Linked Lists 305
 
Chapter 21: It's About Time 329
 
Part 5: And the Rest of It 337
 
Chapter 22: Permanent Storage Functions 339
 
Chapter 23: File Management 359
 
Chapter 24: Beyond Mere Mortal Projects 369
 
Chapter 25: Out, Bugs! 381
 
Part 6: The Part of Tens 393
 
Chapter 26: Ten Common Boo-Boos 395
 
Chapter 27: Ten Reminders and Suggestions 403
 
Part 7: Appendices 411
 
Appendix A: ASCII Codes 413
 
Appendix B: Keywords 419
 
Appendix C: Operators 421
 
Appendix D: Data Types 423
 
Appendix E: Escape Sequences 425
 
Appendix F: Conversion Characters 427
 
Appendix G: Order of Precedence 429
 
Index 431

About the author

Dan Gookin has been writing about technology for more than 30 years?and wrote the very first For Dummies book in 1991! Since then he's written gizmo- and tech innovation-focused bestseller after bestseller, including Word 2019 For Dummies, Android For Dummies, 2nd Edition, and many more!

Summary

Get an A grade in C

As with any major language, mastery of C can take you to some very interesting new places. Almost 50 years after it first appeared, it's still the world's most popular programming language and is used as the basis of global industry's core systems, including operating systems, high-performance graphics applications, and microcontrollers. This means that fluent C users are in big demand at the sharp end in cutting-edge industries--such as gaming, app development, telecommunications, engineering, and even animation--to translate innovative ideas into a smoothly functioning reality.

To help you get to where you want to go with C, this 2nd edition of C Programming For Dummies covers everything you need to begin writing programs, guiding you logically through the development cycle: from initial design and testing to deployment and live iteration. By the end you'll be au fait with the do's and don'ts of good clean writing and easily able to produce the basic--and not-so-basic--building blocks of an elegant and efficient source code.
* Write and compile source code
* Link code to create the executable program
* Debug and optimize your code
* Avoid common mistakes

Whatever your destination: tech industry, start-up, or just developing for pleasure at home, this easy-to-follow, informative, and entertaining guide to the C programming language is the fastest and friendliest way to get there!

Product details

• Authors: Gookin, D Gookin, Dan Gookin, Gookin Dan
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781119740247
• ISBN: 978-1-119-74024-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; Informatik, C, computer science, Programmierung / C u. C++, Programming / C & C++