
Welcome to C For Dummies, 2nd Edition - your last, desperate, and final attempt to understand the C programming language. Although I can't promise that you'll become a C guru after wading through this text, I can guarantee that you will
Know how to recognize a C program and, when one is grouped with an IRS Form 1040, the morning stock report, baseball statistics, and anything written in Braille, you'll be able to pick out which one is the C program.
Be able to write C programs that no other publisher would let an author print in its C books.
Appreciate the following code, but be unable to use it at cocktail parties to impress your friends: while(dead_horse) beat();
Find out how to speak in C Talk, which is the ability to look at character groupings, such as printf, putchar, and clock, and pronounce them as "print-f," "put-kar," and "see-lock."
Have fun.
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while (dead_horse)
beat ():
If you're like most people, the above seems like nonsense. Actually, it's computer sense-C programming. After digesting C For Dummies, 2nd Edition, you'll understand it. C programs are fast, concise and versatile. They let you boss your computer around for a change. So turn on your computer, get a free compiler and editor (the book tells you where), pull up a chair, and get going. You won't have to go far (page 13) to find your first program example. You'll do short, totally manageable, hands-on exercises to help you make sense of:
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