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Exploring C, a book on programming language C, authored by Yashwant Kanetkar, is considered to be a bible for programming in C language. The contents of it are perfectly designed and a careful reading of it can make any beginner in this filed competent to write correct computer programs in C language. The contents include introduction, header files, data types, different types of programming statements and skills in writing a C program.
Introduction: It covers some basics about programming language putting an emphasis on block structured category which C belongs to. Towards the end, it briefly details the contents of the following chapters.
Header Files: Header files represent a specific property of a C program. It is mentioned at the beginning of the program. One of the most popular header files used is std i/o.h that links the program to external devices like disks, printers etc.
Data Types: Data types hold a significant importance in writing a C program and it is well detailed in this section. The data types supported by C are integer, long integer, float and character data types. Specification and implementation of each data type is well elaborated along with simple examples.
Statements: Programming statements are used to write the procedure of solution of a problem that makes a computer program which being compiled and executed leads to the desired result. The categories of statements detailed here are input, output, loop, while, do while, do statements along with small fragments of programs which offers a clear idea of writing a C program.
Examples: Skillful writing in C is demonstrated along with numerous examples which can offer a very good practice to a reader of the book.
This book can be very useful for every computer professional. The contents are written in a very simple language that everyone can perceive optimally. C language being a very popular language among professionals, this book provides a lot of aids to programmers for sure.
