Synopses & Reviews
Write — and Understand — C Programs in No Time!
- The Fun and Easy Way to Find Out About C Programming
- Your First Aid Kit for Writing and Using C Programs
- Use C to Tell Your Computer What to Do — Explained in Plain English
Free C "Cheat Sheet" Inside
C For Dummies, Volume One, is for you if you've tried to figure out C Programming but have met with keyboard-pounding frustration. This book assumes you don't have a Ph.D. or work at MIT or Bell Labs. You're a bright person, but you require a bit more handholding than you have found in any other C book. You have your complier. You have that will. Fear not! This hand guide will get you up and running with the C language in an informative and entertaining way not yet conceived by any other programming book.
Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
- Find coverage on all popular compilers, including the latest from Borland and Microsoft
- Discover "Cheat" boxes that offer useful tips on typing in programs
- Write your own C program and make it do something useful!
- Use a compiler to translate source code into language your computer can understand
- Avoid unimportant or laborious concepts
- Find no math! (Okay, very little math.)
- Uncover shortcuts, tips, and suggestions for avoiding pitfalls
- Hone your C knowledge with chapter quizzes and final exams
Synopsis
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 excitements about! C programs are fast, concise, and versatile, and youll 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. Youll 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
Synopsis
Dan Gookin loves a challenge. He must, otherwise he wouldn't have taken on so daunting a topic as the C programming language. And as you can see from C For Dummies, Volume One, Gookin was definitely up to the task: Right off the bat, this plain-English guide to programming in one of the most widely accepted computer languages can have you coding in C just like a pro. Using your C compiler of choice -- whether it's Borland C++, Turbo C, Microsoft Visual C++, or some other -- you'll get the hang of the basic building blocks of C programs, from printf to scanf. You'll master the C way of doing math and making decisions, as well as declaring and using all types of variables. Best of all, you can count on C For Dummies, Volume One (along with C For Dummies, Volume Two) to provide the best possible foundation as you advance to the latest stage of C evolution, C++
About the Author
Dan Gookin(Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) wrote the first-ever For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, as well as the bestselling PCs For Dummiesand Word For Dummies. He wrote C For Dummies Volumes Oneand Two. Dan's books have been translated into 32 languages and have more than 11 million copies in print.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1: The (Sometimes painless) Beginner Stuff.
Chapter 2: Building (and Stumbling) Blocks of Basic C Programs.
Chapter 3: Weeping Bitterly over Variables and (Gulp!) Math.
Chapter 4: Decision Making (or "I'll Have What She's Having").
Chapter 5: Your Very Own Functions.
Chapter 6: Honing Your C Skills.
Chapter 7: Going Completely Loopy.
Appendix A: Answers to Exercises.
Appendix B: ASCII Table.
Appendix C: Contending with Borland C++ 4.0.
Appendix D: Potentially Fun Programs.
Index.
Book Registration Information.