Murach's C Programming

About this book

C was first released in 1985 and it was a hard language to learn. Thats because it required programmers to master low-level techniques to work with memory. Over the years C has evolved to provide many higher-level techniques that make it much easier to write effective C code. But most C books havent evolved with the language. Now Murachs top authors have tackled the subject rethinking the whole approach. So this book takes advantage of the modern techniques to make it easier to learn C than ever before. Its organized in a logical way that gets you off to a fast start with a practical subset of todays C and then builds out your coding and OOP skills to the professional level. With that foundation in place it also covers older techniques so youll be able to maintain the vast amount of legacy code thats out there as well as work with embedded systems that dont support the newer techniques.To make all that manageable this book uses Murachs distinctive paired-pages format that programmers find so helpful for both training and reference: Each topic is presented in a 2-page spread with syntax coding examples and bulleted guidelines on the righthand page and extra explanation and perspective on the left.Whats more this book gives you 50 realistic program examples to study as well as practice exercises for hands-on experience. Examples and exercises like these are the key to learning any programming language. But youll have a hard time finding such effective ones in other books and courses that deliver the skills ours do.