Resources to Learn C?

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Wondering if you guys had any good resources for me to start learning C. I have knowledge in Java from school and thats about it.

Books, Videos, Website etc. Whatever you guys think is good.

Thanks!

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I would recommend the CS50 course of Harvard, untill it gets to the stuff you aren't interested in.
The book "The C Programming Language" is also really good.

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Okay awesome. I'll give it a try this weekend. I'm taking a class on C currently, but I needed something to push me outside the classroom.

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I recommend at least having an API doc on hand. When I was learning C for fun I used http://cplusplus.com. They document the functions available for C as well, e.g.: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cstdio/

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For C - Kernighan/Ritchie.
For C++ - Stroustrup.

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Lynda.com is a wonderful resource.

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If you want to learn everything starting from the more basic things the Deitel & Deitel book has everything. You'll find the common mistakes wrote down for you every time the book goes through a new argument and there are a lot of useful example and exercises.

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just ask me

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https://learncodethehardway.org/c/

http://programming-motherfucker.com/become.html

The last link leads to a table of links for free programming books.

Learn Code the Hard Way teaches you how to learn on top of the programming aspect. TL;DR: Practice. Practice. Practice. And practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. So you gotta learn how to practice the right way. And I feel his series convey a good method for that.

I just enjoy the ASMR thing. There being a C programming one for it is pretty neat imo.

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I'll check out everyone's references later today. I've been busy BUT I'm eager to learn.

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I'd reiterate Learn C the Hard Way is a great place to start, especially for a beginner getting into programming. There's a good amount of hand-holding early on to get things set up.

If you already have some experience in programming, perhaps the original C book by Kernighan & Ritchie is a good way to go. It's naturally quite old and a little outdated, but the approach they take is excellent for getting you to think about implementing common Unix utility programs.

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