C For Dummies

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 excitement’s about! C programs are fast, concise, and versatile, and you’ll 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. You’ll write your first C program before you finish Chapter 1!
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:Understand the entire program development cycleLink code to create executable programsDebug and deploy your programsUse floats, integer variables, and if statementsWrite functions and use loops

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I: Introduction to C Programming.
Chapter 1: Up from the Primordial C.
Chapter 2: C of Sorrow, C of Woe.
Chapter 3: C Straight.9
Chapter 4: C What I/O.
Chapter 5: To C or Not to C.
Chapter 6: C More I/O with gets() and puts().
Part II: Run and Scream from Variables and Math.
Chapter 7: A + B = C.
Chapter 8: Charting Unknown Cs with Variables.
Chapter 9: How to C Numbers.
Chapter 10: Cook That C Variable Charred, Please.
Part III: Giving Your Programs the Ability to Run Amok.
Chapter 11: C More Math and the Sacred Order of Precedence.
Chapter 12: C the Mighty if Command.
Chapter 13: What If C==C?
Chapter 14: Iffy C Logic.
Chapter 15: C You Again.
Chapter 16: C the Loop, C the Loop++.
Chapter 17: C You in a While Loop.
Chapter 18: Do C While You Sleep.
Chapter 19: Switch Case, or, From ‘C’ to Shining ‘c’.
Part IV: C Level .
Chapter 20: Writing That First Function.
Chapter 21: Contending with Variables in Functions.
Chapter 22: Functions That Actually Funct.
Chapter 23: The Stuff That Comes First.
Chapter 24: The printf() Chapter.
Chapter 25: Math Madness!
Chapter 26: The Old Random–Number Function.
Part V: Part of Tens.
Chapter 27: Ten More Things You Need to Know about the C Language.
Chapter 28: Ten Tips for the Budding Programmer.
Chapter 29: Ten Ways to Solve Your Own Programming Problems.
Appendix A: The Stuff You Need to Know before You Read All the Other Stuff in This Book.
Appendix B: ASCII Table.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Dan Gookin (Coeur d′Alene, Idaho) wrote the first–ever For Dummies book, DOS For Dummies, as well as the bestselling PCs For Dummies and Word For Dummies. He wrote C For Dummies Volumes One and Two. Dan′s books have been translated into 32 languages and have more than 11 million copies in print.

Okładka tylna:
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 excitement’s about! C programs are fast, concise, and versatile, and you’ll 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. You’ll write your first C program before you finish Chapter 1!
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:Understand the entire program development cycleLink code to create executable programsDebug and deploy your programsUse floa ts, integer variables, and if statementsWrite functions and use loops