Only for Advanced Computer Programmers.

As an experienced computer programmer, I found "C in a Nutshell" informative but difficult at times to understand because of the way advanced concepts are presented assuming the reader has already been introduced to the C programming language and computers. The book assumes readers already know advanced mathematical concepts such as modulo division, binary and hexadecimal numbering systems, and computer hardware architecture. The book gives a good background history of the development of the C computer programming language. One feature that I missed was a complete ASCII code table giving the ASCII code for all 256 characters. It's a minor inconvenience but something that came up in the classroom because the teacher did not "know" the ASCII code for the NULL Character (it's 0). The book states that it assumes the reader has taken an introductory cource in the C programming language. The paperback edition is light in weight, portable and priced below most college text books. This book is completely text oriented; there are essentially no graphical diagrams, and everything is in black and white, no color. That saves money which is a major consideration, but it may leave some readers with a rather sterile feeling that lacks the warmth of color which I prefer over black and white since life is in "living color."

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