C Programming Recommended Book

Joan · Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 41 Location: Barcelona, Spain

Hi guys,

can recommend any book for C programming (ISBN will be appreciated)?

Thanx,

Joan
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rberek · Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 207 Location: Ottawa, Canada

"The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie

ISBN 0-13-110362-8

r.b.

ckielstra · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 3680 Location: The Netherlands

The K&R book mentioned by Rberek is something like the 'bible' for C, it describes the very first version of C. All modern compilers support the newer ANSII-C standard which has some enhancements and subtle changes.

The CCS compiler is K&R based, supports most ANSII changes, includes even some C++ features and has CCS-specific extensions.

For the CCS compiler I would recommend the K&R book. For other compilers have a look at an ANSII-C book.

Humberto · Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:01 pm

For sure the K&R book mentioned by rberek and ckielstra is the back bone of the C language.

In my opinion it is not the best book to learn from, but is the best reference to consult.
C language targeted to MCU use a subset of the whole C, named "embedded C", hence
it is advantageous to read the dedicated books to fully understand what features of
the languaje are available and what not in the MCU world.

In the following link you will find the most recommended books to learn from.
http://www.ccsinfo.com/content.php?page=books

kind regards,

Humberto