interested in C Programming

can you help me out guys

im interested in C programming. I really want to learn so i can pursue my knowledge.
Any suggestions guys, if i will buy a book, or enroll in a good school , or just find a good tutorials sites or free books online.

The truth is this is my first time to program help me out guys i want to learn.
Can you give me somem tips and anything under the sun that can help me out..

I have already a background in electronics, I want to know more about Programming...

THANKS GUYS..

GOD BLESS YOU ALL :D

well, i've just started programming about 4,5 months ago, and i started with C.

you can visit my site for examples of the programs i have written, and the tutorials i have used (self-study) can mostly be found on www.freeprogrammingresources.com.

i use dev-cpp as compiler, it's free, and it's easy to use..


hope this helps,

ps:

your first tutorial:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h> //needed for the input/output functions
#include<stdlib.h> // needed for the EXIT_SUCCESS value.

int main(void) //the main function without (void) any arguments but with (int) a return value.
{
          printf("Hello world!"); //print a line to standard output (monitor)
          return EXIT_SUCCESS; //return the exit status back to the operating system
}

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the main function is the function which is always there in C code. this is your first program, when you copy the above code to the C compiler of your choice, save it as hello.c and compile it, it will print Hello World! to the screen.
everything in the code behind the double slashes // is comment, this is for the author only, the compiler doesn't do anything with these text.

regards,

scorpius

Hey jin C language is the easy to learn language.

ok u can visit sites like :

www.cprogramming.com
www.codeguru.com
www.1001tutorials.com
and ofcourse www.google.com

u will find tons of free tuts on C programming.

also try using some basic compilers initially like Borland C or Turbo C that will be easy than u can go to Dev C++ and VC++ editors/compilers.

Well some initial help from my side also :

printf("This is a test line") --> will print the line on the console.
scanf("%d", &a) --> will accept an integer from the keyboard.
note : %d will accept an integer.
%c will accept a character.

sample code :

void main()
{
int no;

printf("Enter a no : ");
scanf("%d", &no);

printf("The no is : %d\n", no);
}

this program will promt the user to accept a no. and than it will print the same on the console.

Happy programming.. ..

In.

Hi

There are a lot of good tutorials available on the net.
However, I cannot give you a link, since during the
years I looked for specific information, and stumpled
across fine writings. And since the time passed by, the
memory faded away. Who was that, Prof.Dr.Dr.Ebbinghaus? :D

Anyway, I can recommend two books by Deitel and Deitel.
C[1] and C++[2].

Of course, there are many quite nice books, but Deitel and Deitel
give you additional hints, if you are interested in side-areas, like
optimising code, software engineering and thelike.

Good luck.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books
[2] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

/edit: They also have CBTs (computer based trainings), if I remember correctly.
Depending on the company you work for, they might buy it for you.

Well, if you are just beginning in the C programming world, I would suggest that you skip C and go to C++. C++ has a more object oriented approach to programming and will not limit you as much as C may do in the future.

As for a book I would highly reccomend

"Problem Solving with C++: The Object of Programming" 5th Edition by Walter Savitch

ISBN: 0-321-26865-2

It really puts the c++ language into perspective in an easy to use reading layout.

xmaddness
Planet Maddness Industries
http://www.planetmaddness.com

Here are the lecture notes for my C class http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~mmaltrud/CS2...res/index.html
We don't really use a book so all our info is from those lectures.
http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~mmaltrud/CS2213/ is the main page. If you are interested in trying the assignments, I can get you the base code which he has us copy from a directory you can only access if you have an account. Just pm me if interested in the assignments.

hi all ,
i think jin has just started with C and everybody is giving him tips for C++ hehehe :)
if he got scared of C++ he will never ever come near to C also hehhee. :)

just kidding. :)

In.

thanks guys
for the tips
im really trying my best in this...

Pray For Me so I'll be a good programmer someday!!!
Thanks guys
God Bless You all!!

OHH I ALMOST FORGOT
I ALREADY PURCHASED A VISUAL C COMPILER AND BORLAND C COMPILER
ILL TRY THIS TWO GUYS.
IM GONNA TRY WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE OF THE TWO..
THANKS GUYS ....

Hi
The difference between them is that the visual compiler lets u create windows based applications easily while the borland compiler creates dos based applications.
A very good book " Let Us C " by an indian author Yashwant Kanitkar can be helpful or any basic C title by famous author Robert Lafore is good for a start.

Cheers

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Originally posted here by AbhishekD
Hi
The difference between them is that the visual compiler lets u create windows based applications easily while the borland compiler creates dos based applications.
A very good book " Let Us C " by an indian author Yashwant Kanitkar can be helpful or any basic C title by famous author Robert Lafore is good for a start.

Cheers

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thanks for the tip.
well anyway i tried this two but I think
using Visual C++ is good but I think borland is a good one two
but visual is still the best for me.
well anyway any more tips in using this visual C guys
I need more a tips so I can have a confident in the line
of progarmming ... dont you worry guys if that comes Ill
help others as you help, me guys.

"A Book on C" by Ira Pohl and Al Kelley is a realy good book, if you'd ask me..

I'd advice to stay away from VisualC++'s MFC's .. they'll harm your mental workings..
And might make you think all C++ program code sucks as much as the MFC based ones do..
(Same can be said for Borlands VCL btw..)

gcc is the real mans C compiler..

well the only sites i know are mentioned here

but i have an advise :

open the C libraries such as stdlib.h and stdio.h, conio.h ...

and read the functions inside and learn how to use them

thats how i gained my experience in C

yeh and as the_JinX said stay away from MFC they are useless learn using API in C and you will do fine

tell you the truth C is a hard language to start with, but i learned it first by mistake !!!

if you want you can start with PERL then move to C ,

PERL will make programming easier for you in C believe me i tried ...

Did someone say perl? haha

It depends, I am a big advocate of learning perl. I love the language, but it is not always best to learn it.

I say if you are going to do C, learn C, and then learn perl, you will appreciate it more.

Oh and Dia_Byte, it is not PERL, it is Perl, or perl.

thank you guys
any more suggestions !!!!!
Im already starting out some few basics notes... here
thnks