Learn C the Hard Way

You Will Learn C!

You bring discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else.

In Learn C the Hard Way, you’ll learn C by working through 52 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read the exercise. Type the code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you’ll learn what good, modern C programs look like; how to think more effectively about code; and how to find and fix mistakes more efficiently. Most importantly, you’ll master rigorous programming techniques, so you can create software that protects itself from malicious activity and defects.

This tutorial will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you’ll know one of the world’s most powerful programming languages. You’ll be a C programmer.