[Swlug] C Programming Book Recommendations

[Neil Greenwood]

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024, 10:04 Morgan Green via Swlug, <swlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am very new to programming, but I want to start out on C to grasp the
> fundamentals of all programming languages. Can anyone recommend me any
> paperbooks on C programming that is suitable for complete beginners?
>
> Kind regards,
> Morgan Green
>

Hi Morgan,

I'm not sure C is the best language for a beginner. You have a lot of extra
work to do managing memory - my first C program (after I had 8 years
experience with 2-3 other languages) just segfaulted, and I never fixed it!

If you are just starting out, my recommendation is to look at Python -
apart from the strict indentation requirement, it's much more friendly.
This will give you a good understanding of the fundamentals that are
present in most languages.

If you want dead-tree books, Pragmatic Press make a good series of
introductory titles for both C and Python, as well as a wife range of other
languages.

Hope this helps,
Neil

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