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roeleman

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Registered: 2007-11-09

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programming in C tutorial

Hello,

does somebody know a good guide or book to learn programming in C under linux?  I never programmed in my life so it shoul start from zero.

Thanks in advance

jelly

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2008-06-10

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

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Berticus

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Registered: 2008-06-11

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

Eh? you mean K & R?

drcouzelis

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From: Connecticut, USA

Registered: 2009-11-09

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Re: programming in C tutorial

My favorite learning material for C is the comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions web site, but it might be better to read when you are an intermediate C programmer.

C is the same on every operating system. Is there something specific you want to learn about using C "under Linux"? Do you want to learn how to use a special library or API?

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: programming in C tutorial

Search the forum. Here's a link that could be useful

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=102460

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Cyrusm

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From: Bozeman, MT

Registered: 2007-11-15

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Re: programming in C tutorial

Here's a link to my old C programming class "useful links" page.
lots of good stuff here for C on linux http://www.cs.montana.edu/courses/201/WebRefs.htm

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cmtptr

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Registered: 2008-09-01

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

Eh? you mean K & R?

I think he meant H & K, although I can't be sure because I haven't yet figured out why he thought that would help roeleman learn C.

T-Dawg

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

Its actually not a very good educational book in my opinion, but does cover (very vaguely) everything..

I have a 'C Primer Plus' back in the days when I went to school and its pretty decent. Once you get the basics down 'Advanced Linux Programming' from New Riders is an excellent read.

Trent

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

Its actually not a very good educational book in my opinion, but does cover (very vaguely) everything..

It's more like a crash course in C for systems programmers than an introduction to programming in C, as evidenced by the fact that formatted output, variables, arithmetic, comments, block structure, for and while loops, character input and output, operator precedence, if/else branches, arrays, functions, function prototypes, argument passing models, C strings, variable scope, and brief discussions of advanced topics like linkage, pointer values, and program structure all appear in the first chapter.  I wouldn't recommend it to a new programmer.  (I wouldn't recommend C to a new programmer.)  But K&R is pretty definitive for C, similarly to how the Camel is definitive for Perl.

apefish

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Registered: 2010-07-13

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Re: programming in C tutorial

K & H - The C Programming Language

Its actually not a very good educational book in my opinion, but does cover (very vaguely) everything..

It's more like a crash course in C for systems programmers than an introduction to programming in C, as evidenced by the fact that formatted output, variables, arithmetic, comments, block structure, for and while loops, character input and output, operator precedence, if/else branches, arrays, functions, function prototypes, argument passing models, C strings, variable scope, and brief discussions of advanced topics like linkage, pointer values, and program structure all appear in the first chapter.  I wouldn't recommend it to a new programmer.  (I wouldn't recommend C to a new programmer.)  But K&R is pretty definitive for C, similarly to how the Camel is definitive for Perl.

IMO K&R is a great book. It was my introduction to C (as a beginner) and it never gave me any trouble. In fact I think it's the finest piece of technical writing I've ever read. I still use the reference in the back. Other than K&R I don't think it's worth getting any books on the subject, as there are so many tutorials and resources on the internet. Wikipedia is great for all the paradigms and data structures and stuff. Good luck roeleman!

Svenstaro

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Registered: 2008-11-19

Posts: 388

Re: programming in C tutorial

Try the CarlH subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/carlhprogramming/

MTK358

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Registered: 2010-09-22

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Re: programming in C tutorial

http://www.cprogramming.com