Let us C 16th Edition

Book excerpt: Let Us C has been part of learning and teaching material in mostO Over three million copies sold worldwide.Authentic Guide to C Programming LanguageBasic / Intermediate/Advanced C Programming, C Under Unix and GNOME Programming Using GTK Library DESCRIPTION"e; Simplicity"e; -that has been the hallmark of this book in not only its previous fourteen English editions, but also in the Hindi, Gujarati, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and US editions. This book doesn't assume any programming background. It begins with the basics and steadily builds the pace so that the reader finds it easy to handle advanced topics towards the end of the book. Easter chapter contains: Lucid explanation of the conceptWell though-out, fully working programming examplesEnd-of-chapter exercises that would help you practise the skills learned in the chapterHand-crafted "e;KanNotes"e; that would help you remember and revise the concepts covered in each chapterEngineering and Science Institutes round the country for years now.From last year or so, I received several suggestions that its size bepruned a bit, as many learners who learn C language in their Engineeringor Science curriculum have some familiarity with it. I am happy to fulfillthis request. I hope the readers would appreciate the lean look of thecurrent edition.In one of the previous edition I had realigned the chapters in such amanner that if a C programming course is taught using Let Us C, it can befinished in 22 lectures of one hour each, with one chapter's contentsdevoted to one lecture. I am happy that many readers liked this idea andreported that this has made their learning path trouble-free. A morerational reorganization of end-of-chapter exercises in the book has alsobeen well-received. Riding on that feedback I had introduced one morefeature in the fifteenth edition-KanNotes. These are hand-craftednotes on C programming. From the reader's emails I gather that theyhave turned out to be very useful to help revise their concepts on theday before the examination, viva-voce or interview.Many readers also told me that they have immensely benefitted fromthe inclusion of the chapter on Interview FAQs. I have improved thischapter further. The rationale behind this chapter is simple-ultimatelyall the readers of Let Us C sooner or later end up in an interview roomwhere they are required to take questions on C programming. I nowhave a proof that this chapter has helped to make that journey smoothand fruitful.All the programs present in the book (and some more) are available insource code form at www.kicit.com/books/letusc/sourcecode. You arefree to download them, improve them, change them, do whatever withthem. If you wish to get solutions for the Exercises in the book they areavailable in another book titled 'Let Us C Solutions'. If you want somemore problems for practice they are available in the book titled 'Let Us CWorkbook'. As usual, new editions of these t