C Programming For Dummies
Dan Gookin
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
C Programming For Dummies
Dan Gookin
About This Book
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 industriesâsuch as gaming, app development, telecommunications, engineering, and even animationâto 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 basicâand not-so-basicâbuilding 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!
Frequently asked questions
Information
The ABs of C
- Get started with C coding
- Work through your very first program
- Learn how programming works
- Discover the parts of the C language
- Craft a basic C skeleton
A Quick Start for the Impatient
What You Need to Program
- A computer
- Access to the Internet
Command Prompt Programming
https://brew.sh
for directions. Homebrew allows you to install programming tools not available to OS X.sudo apt-get install clang
clang --version
- The VIM editor can be obtained from
vim.org
. -
IDE Programming
codeblocks.org
. You can choose any other IDE you prefer, but Code::Blocks for Windows is fairly stable and comes with everything you need â providing that you install the correct version.