Recommended books for a beginner in C?

[shweta khare]

Hello!....am a beginner in the field of computer science and programming.Am persuing my computer science engineering course and hav jst begun wid C programming language.Am using the book "Let Us C" by yashwant Karnetkar which assumes no prior programming background and am really finding it helpful.But I did like to kno which books are recommended for a beginner in C language.Would u please give suggestions for the same and also at which stage should i start referring K&R which i presume is considered the 'bible' of C?Would u also direct me regarding the approach i should undertake for better understanding and a strong command in the language?Any other suggestions or poignant points i should keep in mind while learning the programming language?...... ............... thank u in advance........ .........

[gpraghuram]

I think K&R is the best book and you can start with that book also.

raghu

[shweta khare]

can we use K&R widout having any programming background?

[arnaudk]

Yes you can. Some of the more advanced topics may be a little bit confusing at first but I think it's still the best book to learn C. But why don't you don't just learn C++ instead? You don't need to learn C first, in fact many think it's better if you don't. "C++ Primer" by Stanley B. Lippman is a good beginner's book.

[newb16]

But why don't you don't just learn C++ instead? You don't need to learn C first, in fact many think it's better if you don't. "C++ Primer" by Stanley B. Lippman is a good beginner's book.

Even in half of positive 4+ star reviews on amazon it' mentioned that it's not a book for a beignner in C and, in some cases, even not for a beginner in C++.

[edwardrsmith]

I have never used this specific book but I have used some of his other books, all of which I found easy to understand and well organized. It is called 'Thinking in C++' and is written by Bruce Eckel. There is also a second volume.

Another suggestion is to get more than one book. The more the merrier (though it can get to be expensive quickly).

Edward

[fatherofhasan]

Can you please tell which book to refer for Data Structure in "C"? thanks.

[ashokd001]

For Data Structure, read "Datastruct ure through C and C++" by Tenenbum.
It is a great book on datastructure.

[edwardrsmith]

Take a look at this book. I have used it and although the title doesn't mention datastructures it does a very good job of demonstrating them. The link above takes you to the orielly site where you can read exerpts from the book to get a feel for it.

Edward