Ask HN: Best beginner book for C programming?

2 points by minecraftman 14y ago ↗ HN

I have recently learned Python using the book Learn Python The Hard Way, by Zed Shaw. I found the book to be very enjoyable, as well as informative. I would love to have a book similar to Learn Python The Hard Way, but for C. If you know of any, please let me know.

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sn_ 14y ago ↗

I looked into a few books but in the end, I always went to the good old Kerninghan & Ritchie book. So my personal favoir is still "Programming in C" by K&R.

saghul 14y ago ↗

"Learn C The Hard Way" by Zed Shaw is a good start: http://c.learncodethehardway.org/

knieveltech 14y ago ↗

Practical C Programming by Steve Oualline (O'reilly Press) is maybe my favorite beginning coding books of all time, and definitely the best introduction to C I've encountered to date.

brmj 14y ago ↗

As far as I can tell K&R is still the best. Its reputation is entirely deserved.