Introduction

As you can guess from the title, this book is set up so that you can teach yourself the C programming language in 22 one-hour lessons. Despite stiff competition from languages such as C++, Java, and C#, C remains the language of choice for people who are just learning programming. For reasons detailed in Lesson 1, “Getting Started with C,” you can’t go wrong in selecting C as your programming language.

You’ve made a wise decision selecting this book as your means of learning C. Although there are many books on C, this book presents C in the most logical and easy-to-learn sequence. The fact that the six previous editions have been on best-seller lists indicates that readers agree! This book is designed for you to work through the ...

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