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13 Best C Books

Goal: Find the best C books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best c books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

13 Best C Books

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1

The C Programming Language

by Brian W. Kernighan

Also recommended by:

Patrick Collison, Linus Torvalds

2

C Programming

A Modern Approach

by K. N. King

3

Head First C

A Brain-Friendly Guide

by David Griffiths

4

C Programming Absolute Beginner's Guide

by Greg Perry

5

Expert C Programming

Deep C Secrets

by Peter van der Linden

6

C

The Complete Reference

by Herbert Schildt

7

C Programming in Easy Steps

Updated for the GNU Compiler version 6.3.0 and Windows 10

by Mike McGrath

8

Computer Fundamentals And Programming In C

by Reema Thareja

9

Low-Level Programming

C, Assembly, and Program Execution on Intel® 64 Architecture

by Igor Zhirkov

10

C in a Nutshell

The Definitive Reference

by Peter Prinz

11

Data Structures Using C

by Reema Thareja

12

Hands-On Network Programming with C

Learn Socket Programming in C and Write Secure and Optimized Network Code

by Lewis Van Winkle

13

Learn C the Hard Way

Practical Exercises on the Computational Subjects You Keep Avoiding

by Zed A. Shaw

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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