{"product_id":"c-all-in-one-desk-reference-for-dummies-isbn-9780764570698","title":"C All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReady, set, code! A user-friendly guide introducing the C programming language to new and intermediate coders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe C programming language and its direct descendants are widespread and among the most popular programming languages used in the world today. The enduring popularity of C continues because C programs are fast, concise, and run on many different systems. Flexible and efficient, C is designed for a wide variety of programming tasks: system-level code, text processing, graphics, telecommunications, and many other application areas. \u003ci\u003eC All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is for beginning and intermediate C programmers and provides a solid overview of the C programming language, from the basics to advanced concepts, with several exercises that give you real-world practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eC All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e covers everything users need to get up to speed on C programming, including advanced topics to take their programming skill to the next level. Inside you'll learn\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe entire development cycle of a C program: designing and developing the program, writing source code, compiling the code, linking the code to create the executable programs, debugging, and deployment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe intricacies of writing the code -- the basic and not-so-basic building blocks that make up the source code\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThorough coverage of keywords, program flow, conditional statements, constants and variables, numeric values, arrays, strings, functions, pointers, debugging, prototyping, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDozens of sample programs you can adapt and modify for your own use\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in plain English, this friendly guide also addresses some advanced programming topics, such as\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgramming for the Linux\/Unix console\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWindows and Linux programming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGraphics programming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGames programming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternet and network programming\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHardware programming projects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes a handy appendix that shows you how to set up your computer for programming, how to select and use a text editor, and fix up the compiler, to ensure you're ready to work the author's examples. Written by Dan Gookin, the author of the first-ever \u003ci\u003eFor Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e book (and several others) who's known for presenting complex material in an easy-to-understand way, this comprehensive guide makes learning the C programming language simple and fun. Grab your copy of \u003ci\u003eC All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, so you can start coding your own programs.\u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook I: Hello, C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Your Basic C Program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: How It All Works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: More Basics, Comments, and Errors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Introducing Numbers and Variables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: More Variables and Basic I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Decision Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Looping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Using Constants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Mysterious Math.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: It’s Only Logical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook II: Middle C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Variables from Beyond Infinity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Madness of Printf( ).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Maniacal Math Functions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Not Truly Random.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: While Going Loopy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: More Decision Making.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: The Goto Chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook III: Above C Level.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Asking for Arrays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: I Sing of Strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Messing with Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Stinkin’ Structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Creating Your Own Functions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Quitting Before You’re Done.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: More Variable Nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook IV: Advanced C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction to Evil Pointers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Getting to the *Point.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Binary Bits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Myth of the Array.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Pointers and Strings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Crazy Arrays of Pointers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Functions and Pointers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Structures, Pointers, and the Malloc Deity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Does Anyone Have the Time?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Building Big Programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Help!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook V: Disk Drive C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Just Your Standard I\/O.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Interacting with the Command Line.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Hello, Disk!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: More Formal File Writing and Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Random Access Files.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Folder Folderol.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Under New File Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook VI: The Joy of Linked Lists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Why Linked Lists?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Dawn of the Database.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Storing a Linked List on Disk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Nightmare of the Double-Linked List.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook VII: Appendixes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Stuff You Need to Know before Reading Everything Else in This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: ASCII Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Answers to Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D: C Language Keywords and Operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E: C Language Variable Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F: Escape Sequences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G: Conversion Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDan Gookin\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing about technology for 20 years. 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That book spawned the entire line of \u003ci\u003eFor Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e books, which remains a publishing phenomenon to this day.\u003cbr\u003e Dan’s most recent titles include \u003ci\u003ePCs For Dummies,\u003c\/i\u003e 9th Edition; \u003ci\u003eBuying a Computer For Dummies,\u003c\/i\u003e 2005 Edition; \u003ci\u003eTroubleshooting Your PC For Dummies; Dan Gookin’s Naked Windows XP;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDan Gookin’s Naked Office.\u003c\/i\u003e He publishes a free weekly computer newsletter, “Weekly Wambooli Salad,” and also maintains the vast and helpful Web site www.wambooli.com.  6 books in 1 – plus sample code on our companion Web site  \u003cp\u003eFrom basics to advanced techniques, here’s your key to C programming!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo need to sing the blues – every important note about C programming is in this handy desk reference! From keywords, functions, and operators to strings and random access files, one of these six minibooks has it covered. 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