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The C Programming Language. Second edition Paperback - 1988
by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
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Written by the developers of C, this new version helps readers keep up with the finalized ANSI standard for C while showing how to take advantage of C's rich set of operators, economy of expression, improved control flow, and data structures. This 2nd edition has been completely rewritten with additional examples and problem sets to clarify the implementation of difficult language constructs.
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- Title The C Programming Language. Second edition
- Author Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Prentice Hall, Lebanon, Indiana, U.s.a.
- Publication date 1988
- Bookseller's Inventory # ZB1348231
- ISBN 9780131103627 / 0131103628
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.9 x 0.6 in (23.37 x 17.53 x 1.52 cm)
- Category Computers - Languages / Programming
- Library of Congress subjects C (Computer program language)
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 88-5934
- Dewey Decimal Code 005
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Summary
The authors present the complete guide to ANSI standard C language programming. Written by the developers of C, this new version helps readers keep up with the finalized ANSI standard for C while showing how to take advantage of C's rich set of operators, economy of expression, improved control flow, and data structures. The 2/E has been completely rewritten with additional examples and problem sets to clarify the implementation of difficult language constructs. For years, C programmers have let K&R guide them to building well-structured and efficient programs. Now this same help is available to those working with ANSI compilers. Includes detailed coverage of the C language plus the official C language reference manual for at-a-glance help with syntax notation, declarations, ANSI changes, scope rules, and the list goes on and on.
Reader reviews for The C Programming Language. Second edition
Review summary
Readers widely hail Kernighan and Ritchie’s The C Programming Language as a seminal, elegantly terse cornerstone of systems programming—both a compact tutorial and an exemplary reference. Its minimalist prose, complete examples, and emphasis on pointers and memory are praised for cultivating rigorous thinking, and many cite its historical significance and influence across modern computing. Detractors argue it’s dry, austere, and dated relative to newer C standards and best practices; several note it’s not ideal for true beginners, lacks pedagogical handholding and solution keys, and omits contemporary application concerns. The consensus: indispensable as a classic and concise reference, best approached with some prior programming experience or supplemented by more modern texts.
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From the publisher
From the rear cover
This book is meant to help the reader learn how to program in C. It is the definitive reference guide, now in a second edition. Although the first edition was written in 1978, it continues to be a worldwide best-seller. This second edition brings the classic original up to date to include the ANSI standard.
From the Preface:
We have tried to retain the brevity of the first edition. C is not a big language, and it is not well served by a big book. We have improved the exposition of critical features, such as pointers, that are central to C programming. We have refined the original examples, and have added new examples in several chapters. For instance, the treatment of complicated declarations is augmented by programs that convert declarations into words and vice versa. As before, all examples have been tested directly from the text, which is in machine-readable form.
As we said in the first preface to the first edition, C "wears well as one's experience with it grows." With a decade more experience, we still feel that way. We hope that this book will help you to learn C and use it well.
