You're reading from Learn C Programming A beginner's guide to learning the most powerful and general-purpose programming language with ease

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801078450

Length 742 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Table of Contents (38) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: C Fundamentals

2. Chapter 1: Running Hello, World! FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Understanding Program Structure

4. Chapter 3: Working with Basic Data Types

5. Chapter 4: Using Variables and Assignments

6. Chapter 5: Exploring Operators and Expressions

7. Chapter 6: Exploring Conditional Program Flow

8. Chapter 7: Exploring Loops and Iterations

9. Chapter 8: Creating and Using Enumerations

10. Part 2: Complex Data Types

11. Chapter 9: Creating and Using Structures

12. Chapter 10: Creating Custom Data Types with typedef

13. Chapter 11: Working with Arrays

14. Chapter 12: Working with Multi-Dimensional Arrays

15. Chapter 13: Using Pointers

16. Chapter 14: Understanding Arrays and Pointers

17. Chapter 15: Working with Strings

18. Chapter 16: Creating and Using More Complex Structures

19. Part 3: Memory Manipulation

20. Chapter 17: Understanding Memory Allocation and Lifetime

21. Chapter 18: Using Dynamic Memory Allocation

22. Part 4: Input and Output

23. Chapter 19: Exploring Formatted Output

24. Chapter 20: Getting Input from the Command Line

25. Chapter 21: Exploring Formatted Input

26. Chapter 22: Working with Files

27. Chapter 23: Using File Input and File Output

28. Part 5: Building Blocks for Larger Programs

29. Chapter 24: Working with Multi-File Programs

30. Chapter 25: Understanding Scope

31. Chapter 26: Building Multi-File Programs with Make

32. Chapter 27: Creating Two Card Programs

33. Epilogue

Taking the next steps

34. Assessments

35. Index

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36. Other Books You May Enjoy

Appendix

Going further with make

We have only touched the surface of what is possible with make. We have only explored a few simple features. It is an incredibly powerful and flexible tool that has been in widespread use for nearly as long as C has existed. There are many more features, and there are many more ways it can be used than just building C programs. There are many online tutorials and books to help you go further with make if you have the need and are interested. However, make, like C, is not perfect and has its limitations.

There are alternative build systems for C and C++. Most Integrated Developer Environments (IDEs) have their own build system integrated into each project. Other languages such as Java, Go, and Rust have their own build tools. Some interpreted languages such as Python, Ruby, and JavaScript don’t even require a build system because the latest version of every file is processed when the program runs.