For those who have Learned C from "The C Programming Lanuage"

DemosthenesB · 05-05-2003, 05:06 PM

OK, I am a complete newbie at C, and I have been learning from the book "The C Programming Language." I heard it was a good book to start off with.

My problem is with the first chapter, which is the "Tutorial Introduction." At the end of every section they give you a couple of exercises, and at first they were pretty easy, given the program they just explained. However, as I got deeper into the chapter the exercises began to get harder(Particulary Exercise 1-13) and the explanations for the programs began to get vague.

Now my question is this, should I be able to do all of these exercises and understand the tutorial programs? Thank you guys in advance.

redhead · 05-06-2003, 03:59 AM

You dont nesesarely need to know the answer to every question after reading a chaptor.
The questions are just there, to make you think about what to expect. You can read a 1000 pages, and never understand what it is about, but if the material is capable of making you think about the individual parts, then you might learn something in the end.
The questions tries to produce this effect.

Zenogear11 · 05-08-2003, 01:10 PM

Im my C++ book "C++ A Beginner's Guide" The excercises at the end of the chapters also seem to get more and more difficult. If its like my book, look for code in the given programs (examples) and use it in yours. The usually give you a good example of what to do.

DemosthenesB · 05-08-2003, 07:09 PM

Thanks for your input. My real problem was understanding the example program that the book shows, it didn't really need as much explaining as I thought, I just needed a little more time to analyze it myself. I also thought that because it was the first chapter it was going to be the easiest, but it does kind of thow you right into the language. Thanks.

Rez · 06-03-2003, 03:42 PM

I'm pretty much a newbie myself. try reading 'C for Absolute Beginners' it's really easy to get to grips with, and understand, and they give you a new program to write with every chapter, not just examples. :rock:

Valmont · 07-13-2003, 01:22 AM

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Originally posted by DemosthenesB
Now my question is this, should I be able to do all of these exercises and understand the tutorial programs? Thank you guys in advance.

You don't "need" anything. Almost. Keep busy and move on with it and you'll get routine. If you think professional programmers know and understand everything then you're wrong

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