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The book ‘Programming in ANSI C’ has been developed specifically to meet the needs of a first-time learner who is
keen to be a programmer. Distinguished as one of the bestsellers in the market, the book is taking forward another step
in pursuit of perfection with this new edition. It follows a hierarchical approach by explaining the concepts from
elementary to advanced level. The exhaustive coverage of critical concepts, such as Arrays, Strings, Functions,
Pointers, Self-referential Structures, Dynamic Memory Allocation, etc. makes this title a complete reference guide for
the beginners as well as life-long learners. Rich pedagogy, challenging programming problems, and concretely
curated appendices enhance the utility of the book and make it a lasting resource for students and instructors.

998 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1994

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1 review
November 12, 2023
This is the book that changed my life and my attitude towards programming. My advice to people who intend to read this book is “absorb every single word written in the book”, don’t memorise anything, because you don’t have to. Alert all your brain cells possible while consuming this book.
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10 reviews36 followers
January 3, 2018
As a biologist with no programming or modelling experience wishing to transition into computational biology and bioinformatics, I used this book to enter the world of programming.
The author assumes no prior knowledge of programming on the reader's part and introduces the material in an appropriate way, with carefully chosen examples, case studies and challenging exercises at the end of each chapter.
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Author 1 book86 followers
December 3, 2011
this is my txtbook!i figured if goodreads offers 2 record all kinds of book,why not?
her's wht i thought=
good detaild description with thorough explaining bt d blue colored writing makes it a dull read.
its programs r typical with every little thing explained in /*...*\
tht was annoying.bt overall much better than other reference book &i will recommend this 2 every comp. engg. student.
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16 reviews
April 17, 2019
First lengthy explanation, then author keeps forward the point he wanted to explain bit confusing. Felt like beating around bush to explain simple points
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124 reviews4 followers
July 28, 2021
How much I hated this book back in college. Go for K&R.
9 reviews
February 24, 2024
It is the perfect book for beginners who want to join in the programming field, as C language is the mother of all languages, so in this book, they have focused on explaining everything in detail. It also helps in the first year of the university.
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286 reviews45 followers
July 26, 2020
As a computer science student, it is important to practice C programming regularly as it is known as the mother of all programming languages.

This book provides you with all the necessary concepts that are needed to master C programming. From the very basic level to the pro level, it includes all the concepts.

It provides easy, medium and high level examples from each of the units of C. There are tons of practice question provided in the book which helps to nurture your conceptual as well as programming skills.

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1 review12 followers
October 2, 2016
If you're reading this before buying the book, then DO NOT BUY this item. Or if you bought & read it once, throwaway the book and read another book on C.
This book has a lot of mistakes, and is really outdated. It will just mislead the beginners. The organization of the book might seem attractive, but do not get fooled by the "book's cover".
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6 reviews17 followers
June 16, 2015
Six edition is great! explanation is very to the point and avoids confusions...
the only drawback is that the book lacks examples on different coding styles and exercises or practice questions aren't much..
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