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C, the Complete Reference

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Whether you are a beginning C programmer or a seasoned pro, the answers to all your C questions can be found in this one-stop resource.To help you with quick fact-finding, The Complete Reference, Third Edition is divided into five parts, each covering an important aspect of C.

773 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1987

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Herbert Schildt

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Best-selling author Herbert Schildt has written extensively about the Java, C++, C, and C# programming languages. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been widely translated. Herb's books have been used in education, corporate training, and individual study.
Although he is interested in all facets of computing, Herb's primary focus is computer languages, especially the standardization of languages. He was a member of the original ANSI committee that standardized the C language in 1989, and he was a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that updated that standard in 1999. He was a member of the original ANSI/ISO committee that standardized C++ in 1998 and he was a member of the ANSI/ISO committee that updated the standard for C++ in 2011.

Herb holds both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign.

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13 reviews2 followers
June 30, 2013
Este é um livro que apenas formaliza a teoria de programação em linguagem C, de maneira que, se você está começando a se familiarizar com o assunto, ou está tentando aprender como programar, eu aconselharia a não começar por esse livro. Eu não avalio este livro como ruim, ele apenas não serviu aos meus propósitos como estudante.
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12 reviews
January 21, 2025
Solid and extended course of C/Cpp programming. Explaining all the stuff you may deal with it makes your life easier whenever you doubt in something. Clear, informative, and full of valuable information.
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October 6, 2012
Complete coverage of all components of C programming. Covers universal basics such as variables, arrays, operators, and functions. Also covers concepts specific to C and C++ such as points, memory management, and the standard template library. Learning C is useful as a foundation for C++, hacking a lot of C linux programs, or for small, fast programs, but C lacks the object oriented data structures for larger scale organization.
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June 9, 2015
Insightful book on how the language is interwined. Explores almost all aspects of the language taking time to explain everything in detail. Hebert Schildt masterpiece. After this book C-based languages will be a lot easier to learn.
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