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C Primer

C Primer

by Stanley B. Lippman

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appears in C Plus Plus, Programming, and Programming.

" C Primer is well known as one of the best books for learning C and is useful for C programmers of all skill levels. This Fourth Edition not only keeps this tradition alive, it actually improves on it."Steve Vinoski, Chief Engineer, Product Innovation, IONA Technologies" The Primer really brings this large and complex language down to size...

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appears in C Plus Plus, Programming, and Programming.

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