C programming with linux

pixellany · 07-12-2010, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MTK358

It's easy to find a free PDF copy of it online

Can anyone confirm that the online versions of K&R are legal? (I have seen many books free online, and I've never thought about how to confirm that they are legal.)

MTK358 · 07-12-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by pixellany

Can anyone confirm that the online versions of K&R are legal?

I don't know. I just know that it's easy to find both online HTML and PDF versions when you search for it.

bigearsbilly · 07-12-2010, 10:56 AM

one can find loads of o'reilly books too.
I doubt any of it is legal.

mind you K & R must be about an hundred years old now.

Sergei Steshenko · 07-12-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bigearsbilly

one can find loads of o'reilly books too.
I doubt any of it is legal.
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Many of them are - O'Reily often themselves publish their books online several years after first publishing a hardcopy: http://oreilly.com/openbook/ .

kalleanka · 07-13-2010, 12:54 PM

http://www.google.es/search?q=c+prog...ient=firefox-a

dugan · 07-13-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pixellany

Can anyone confirm that the online versions of K&R are legal?

They're definitely not. This can be confirmed by visiting the book's homepage (http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/), the homepages of its two authors, and its publisher's homepage, none of which list a free copy.

rjcooks · 07-13-2010, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dugan

Buy this. It's the best C tutorial I've found; platform neutral, and easily worth the initial investment.

http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-5t...dp/0672326965/

I read it in 2-3 nights after I got it.

Ditto ...except the 2-3 nights part.

I used a previous edition from the LIBRARY and worked through it. Very good but quite a lot of problems, especially with the book(publisher's fault), that were fixed in 5th edition. I waited for the 5th edition because it is updated with ANSI/ISO standard, C99. The 5th isn't perfect either but I've never seen a better one.

BTW, he has C++ Primer Plus too. My personal fav is the old-er hardback Mitchell Waite Series(3rd Edition). Brand new is still less than 20 bucks, used for $5 delivered(USA) ...

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jay73 · 07-13-2010, 05:37 PM

Another vote for the Prata book. And yes, the typos are annoying. I would not recommend K&R as an introductory book. C has undergone multiple revisions since then. I believe that the int main () sample someone posted before is just one example: c99 would have int main (void) instead.

baxzius · 07-13-2010, 06:05 PM

Come on guys....
Question is.....
The person wanna make program concern Linux not windows.
so i beleive he have the right abilities of basics.

i beleive the following link will help hime to make advanced applications.
enjoy!
http://www.advancedlinuxprogramming.com/alp-folder

baxzius · 07-15-2010, 02:31 PM

well,if you finished studying the basics of C programming,
you can put your hands on GUI application programming using gtk libraries.

rjcooks · 07-17-2010, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by baxzius

Come on guys....
Question is.....
The person wanna make program concern Linux not windows.
[snip]

I understand that. ONE reason the 5th edition of c Primer Plus is my choice is because it contains information about applications using Linux OS. Of many, very many, c books I researched it is the ONLY one that is comprehensive(i.e., has c99 info et more) and includes Linux & therefore even some GCC info) information when appropriate(not a lot - GCC changes too fast).

Get the book from library and see for yourself. It has been translated into many languages (but I only know about the English version).