I hope to read this new C book and improve my ability to understand other people's C, and perhaps make tweaks if needed. -- Richard Bejtlich, TaoSecurity The updated classic from author, lecturer, and respected academic Ivor Horton, "Beginning C, Third Edition" is the essential guide for anyone looking to learn the C language from the ground up. It is a highly recommended text for training courses and continuing education students, and assumes no prior working knowledge of C. By reading this book, youll come to understand the fundamentals of the C lanuge and learn how to program. All you need is this book and any one of the widely available free or commercial C or C++ compliers, and youll soon be writing real C programs. Youll learn C from the first principles, using step-by-step working examples that youll create and execute yourself. This book will increase your programming expertise by guiding you thorugh the development of fully working C applications that use what youve learned in a practical context. Youll also be able to strike out on your own by trying the exercises included at the end of each chapter.