Learn C the Hard Way: A Clear & Direct Introduction To Modern C Programming

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank three kinds of people who helped make this book what it is today: the haters, the helpers, and the painters.

The haters helped make this book stronger and more solid through their inflexibility of mind, irrational hero worship of old C gods, and complete lack of pedagogical expertise. Without their shining example of what not to be, I would have never worked so hard to make this book a complete introduction to becoming a better programmer.

The helpers are Debra Williams Cauley, Vicki Rowland, Elizabeth Ryan, the whole team at Addison-Wesley, and everyone online who sent in fixes and suggestions. Their work producing, fixing, editing, and improving this book has formed it into a more professional and better ...