10 Best C Programming Books [Updated 2024]
C is the first language that we will learn in graduation. It is a high-level language and helps in developing an operating system, firmware, compilers, database, etc.
Here I have listed below a list of 10 Best C Programming Books with their pros and cons.
| Book | Pros | Cons | Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Programming Language, 2nd Edition by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie | Creator of the language itself written a book | Not easily understood by newbie |   |
| Head First C by David Griffiths and Dawn Griffiths | Best book for master C | Little difficult for Beginners |   |
| C Programming Absolute Beginner's Guide by Greg Perry | Good for Beginners, not teach you everything | Little boring, not exam specific |   |
| C Programming: A Modern Approach by Kn King | large examples available to understand concepts, exercise questions contains lot of mathematics | If you know C programming concepts, book is little slow |   |
| Learn C the Hard Way by Zed A. Shaw | Exercises available is good | Not cover whole topics |   |
| EXPERT C PROGRAMMING by VAN DER LINDEN | Nicely written | Not for Beginners |   |
| C: The Complete Reference Paperback by Herbert Schildt | Covers broad range of topics | Not for Beginners |   |
| C Programming in easy steps, 5th Edition: Updated for the GNU Compiler version 6.3.0 and Windows 10 by Mike McGrath | Easy to read and understand | Not for advanced users |   |
| Hands-On Network Programming with C: Learn socket programming in C and write secure and optimized network code by Mike McGrath | Learn client server application | Not for Beginners |   |
| C in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference by Peter Prinz, Tony Crawford | Good Reference Book | Not for Beginners |   |
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