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What are the best books to learn C from basic to
very advanced level?
I have some knowledge of programming.

Please don't suggest 'Let us C' by Yashwant Kanetkar

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Jaismine Chopra, Happy go Lucky girl,Optimistic towards life!

Written Mar 7, 2016
Beginner

Programming in C (3rd Edition) - Stephen Kochan

C Primer Plus - Stephen Prata
C Programming: A Modern Approach - K. N. King
A Book on C - Al Kelley/Ira Pohl
The C book - Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran
Practical C Programming, 3rd Edition - Steve Oualline
C: How to Program (6th Edition) - Paul Deitel & Harvey M. Deitel
Head First C - David & Dawn Griffiths
Intermediate

Object-oriented Programming with ANSI-C - Axel-Tobias Schreiner

C Interfaces and Implementations - David R. Hanson
The C Puzzle Book - Alan R. Feuer
The Standard C Library - P.J. Plauger
21st Century C - Ben Klemens
Algorithms in C - Robert Sedgewick
Pointers on C - Kenneth Reek
Above Intermediate

Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets - Peter van der Linden

Advanced C Programming by Example - John W. Perry
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Kripanand Jha, trying to be human

Written Feb 2, 2016
I would suggest two books

1. C in depth by sk Shrivastava
Excellent book for beginners. Language is simple but worth to read.

2. The C programming language by kernighan and Dennis Ritchie

I would suggest only buy this book after reading first one. This book contains a lot of good
practice problems that may improve your coding efficiency, no doubt this a good book but
not for beginners so you should buy this after reading some beginners c books that will
make easier to understand this book.
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Sulabh Mahajan, Artist of life

Written Feb 17, 2016
1. C in depth by sk Shrivastava

Excellent book for beginners,moderate,developers . Language is pretty simple and it is

worth reading.

ebook link- C In Depth

2. The C programming language by kernighan and Dennis Ritchie

this is the bible of C language which is written by Dennis Ritchie the father of C language.
This book contains a lot of good practice problems that may improve your coding efficiency,
no doubt this a good book but not for beginners so you should buy this after reading some
beginners levels as it begin from moderate level

ebook link- The C Programming Language - Kernighan and Ritchie

I hope this helped you !!

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Souman Patra, I love to code !

Written Feb 7, 2016
If you are not ok with Kanetkar, you should definately try Balagruswamy for C.
Most IITs asks to refer Balagruswamy.
And I guess you should practice more than trying to clear all concepts clearly. This is
because it will consume most of your time and you'll be more confused than satiated. Good
luck !
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Sachin Prabhu, works at Kuliza
Written Feb 9, 2016
I would suggest Learn C The Hard Way

FAQ :

Q: How long does this course take ?

A: You should take as long as it takes to get through it, but focus on doing work everyday,
Some people take 3 months , others 6 months and some only a week.

Q: What kind of a computer do i need ?

A: You will need either an OSX or a linux computer to complete this book.

Good luck !
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Manoj Murali, Software Engineer

Written Jun 14, 2015
Originally Answered: What are some helpful online sites where I can learn C language from the very
basics to the advanced level?
You can refer below for any programming language -

What are the best resources (sites, books or tutorials) for learning programming?
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