"Balagurusamy" or "yashwant kanetkar"

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

I Would Recommend "The C Programming Language" by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie .

The best book on C out there in my opinion.

 

[threeonethree]

c++ primer plus 5th edition by stephan prata (sams publication) .. check amazon.com for reviews.

 

[surajkumarjha2002]

if u r new to c programming then better to go for e.balaguruswamy's book

 

[j_h]

i used "a book on c" by kelly and pohl while i was in university. balaguru is also good.

 

[siddes]

My 2 bits:

1) Nothing can beat raw curiosity. I've referred to almost 20 books (all downloaded) on VBScrpt, Javascript and other web technologies. And I'm only a hobbyist. If you're really serious, scour C/C++ forums. You'll learn a lot.

2) Forget the language, get your logic right. By which I mean be really really good at flowcharts. That's how I do it. C/C++/C#/Vb etc are just different notations of representing essentially the same logic. Till you don't get that right, nothing's going to help.

 

[chandru.in]

Just a note. Flow charts don't help much in OO programming. They can in fact kill OO thinking altogether. UML is more suitable for OO programming.

 

[confused]

lol...nice thread, me too in 1st yr engg, and am in a similar dilemma. :0

 

[red_devil]

hmmm...everyone starting out their engg. course/ any other course seems to be confused with the choice of the book...

i'll try to put things in perspective :

1> you just want to pass your engg./ any other course exams, then Balagurusamy is your best bet

2> you want to "learn" about C/C++ {in the language constraints sense} then Kernighan and Ritchie (K&R) is your best bet {the book cost approx Rs 100 _FYI}

3> you want to get going with C/C++, then learn the language constraints from K&R and then start working out on your own and if and when you do get stuck up with any program, ask someone {friends or post it here on thinkdigit forum or any other forum you want }

SO now its upto you to look at yourself as to which amongst the three categories you place yourself in {or if you place yourself in some other category then please post here so that i can add into the list } and then proceed.

 

[gopi_vbboy]

c++ primer plus by stephen prata is good for strong subject,

 

[esumitkumar]

+1 for Yashwant Kanetkar

jus remember everyone is not trying Arch Linux or master in programming ....so if some book tells basics to noobs ..first u shud try it adn then move on to more advanced books ....and reading on PC is a pain in the a**..so go and buy physical copy of Kanetkar ..read the basics and practice on ur PC

Happy C programming

 

[QwertyManiac]

@esumitkumar - "Basics" is perhaps a synonym to "TCPL - Ritchie and Kerringhan". Just flip through and you will know.

 

[chandru.in]

I too wonder what is so advanced about K&R. It starts with "Hello world", explains variables, functions, etc, etc.

 

[esumitkumar]

^^ I have seen both the books..I think language of Yashwant is much more simple ..

 

[QwertyManiac]

I think both are written in modern, and a little technical, English. Besides, there's that direct inventor-to-reader feel to it.

K&R is Kapda&Roti for every C Programmer.

 

[esumitkumar]

^^hmm agree..but I still feel Engg grads still relate themselves more to Indian authors

and Kapda n Roti..hahahaha ..too gud

 

[pinkcity_prince]

does any have link of ebooks of Balagurusamy ? if yes then plz post it here

 

[ThinkFree]

^^The forum doesn't support piracy and no one will post the link here. Search yourself.

 

[looogk]

^^The forum doesn't support piracy and no one will post the link here. Search yourself.

E.balagurusamy book is good... because i used it for both my ug and in MCA and i get passed.... if you want to good basic programmer go for yashwant kanetkar, and do all the excersices and solution book.. or just you want to through away C .. choose balagurusamy

 

[damngoodman999]

C programming - A modern approach ...... by K.N.KING


this book will u help u in advance in future , good programming