Title: C For Dummies, 2nd Edition Author(s): Dan Gookin Pages: 408 Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition Publication date: 2004 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0764570684 ISBN-13: Description: Welcome to C For Dummies, 2nd Edition - your last, desperate, and final attempt to understand the C programming language. Although I can't promise that you'll become a C guru after wading through this text, I can guarantee that you will
Know how to recognize a C program and, when one is grouped with an IRS Form 1040, the morning stock report, baseball statistics, and anything written in Braille, you'll be able to pick out which one is the C program.
Be able to write C programs that no other publisher would let an author print in its C books.
Appreciate the following code, but be unable to use it at cocktail parties to impress your friends: while(dead_horse) beat();
Find out how to speak in C Talk, which is the ability to look at character groupings, such as printf, putchar, and clock, and pronounce them as "print-f," "put-kar," and "see-lock."
Have fun.
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while (dead_horse)
beat ():
If you're like most people, the above seems like nonsense. Actually, it's computer sense-C programming. After digesting C For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you'll understand it. C programs are fast, concise and versatile. They let you boss your computer around for a change. So turn on your computer, get a free compiler and editor (the book tells you where), pull up a chair, and get going. You won't have to go far (page 13) to find your first program example. You'll do short, totally manageable, hands-on exercises to help you make sense of:
* All 32 keywords in the C language (that's right-just 32 words)
* The functions-several dozen of them
* Terms like printf(), scanf(), gets (), and puts ()
* String variables, numeric variables, and constants
* Looping and implementation
* Floating-point values
In case those terms are almost as intimidating as the idea of programming, be reassured that C For Dummies was written by Dan Gookin, bestselling author of DOS For Dummies, the book that started the whole library. So instead of using expletives and getting headaches, you'll be using newly acquired skills and getting occasional chuckles as you discover how to:
* Design and develop programs
* Add comments (like post-it-notes to yourself) as you go
* Link code to create executable programs
* Debug and deploy your programs
* Use lint, a common tool to examine and optimize your code
A helpful, tear-out cheat sheet is a quick reference for comparison symbols, conversion characters, mathematical doodads, C numeric data types, and more. C For Dummies takes the mystery out of programming and gets you into it quickly and painlessly.
From the Back Cover
Find out how to tell your computer what to do
Design and develop programs, compile and link code, fix problems, and more
Come "C" what all the excitement's about! C programs are fast, concise, and versatile, and you'll be writing them in no time. This friendly book unlocks the mysteries of coding, compiling, adding comments, and using keywords, I/O, variables, integers, and all the rest. You'll write your first C program before you finish Chapter 1!
The Dummies Way
* Explanations in plain English
* "Get in, get out" information
* Icons and other navigational aids
* Tear-out cheat sheet
* Top ten lists
* A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
* Understand the entire program development cycle
* Link code to create executable programs
* Debug and deploy your programs
* Use floats, integer variables, and if statements
* Write functions and use loops
Title: C For Dummies, 2nd Edition