Recommended reading list for a (relative)newbie?

Question

What literature(written or otherwise) would you recommend for someone new to the world of coding? I would prefer something about C, but if you have any other suggestions, what are they?

Answer 1

The Pragmatic Programmers, followed by Code Complete

Answer 2

If you are asking about programming in c, I would say Programming in C by Kochan

Answer 3

Perhaps you would like to see a previous question that says exactly the same: What books would you recommend for a beginning Software Developer?

Answer 4

Well, this is a very open ended question.

If you are starting out as a programmer and have a programming language under your belt, I would recommend the following books.

First, I would read The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt and Thomas. This is probably one of the single best introductions to being a great programmer.

Second, I would find a copy of Writing Solid Code (this one is out of print, so you will have to buy it used) as well as Code Complete (1st or 2nd Edition).

Finally, I would get a set of books from the dawn of time:

• The Unix Programming Environment by Kernighan & Pike
• The Practice of Programming by Kernighan & Pike
• Software Tools by Kernighan
• The Elements of Programming Style by Kernighan

These are all great books and I highly recommend them.

Answer 5

FIrst:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler

http://www.bfoit.org/Intro_to_Programming/index.html

http://www.landofcode.com/programming-intro/

http://www2.its.strath.ac.uk/courses/c/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/c.htm

http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/c.html

of course as newbe there's a lot of job to do.

buy this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-Prentice-Hall-Software/dp/0131103628/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221623914&sr=8-1

and this other is good choise:

http://www.amazon.com/Unix-Programming-Environment-Prentice-Hall-Software/dp/013937681X/ref=pd_sim_b_4

thanks.

Answer 6

• The Pragmatic Programmer - General advice from design to tools for developers
• Code Complete - General cross-language advice for coding, very comprehensive
• The C Programming Language (K & R) - The Canonical Guide to C
• Design Patterns - Even though this is about Object Oriented Programming, this helps you think about common idioms in software development
• The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - Doesn't use C, but Scheme, but a great intro in how to think about programming

Answer 7

http://appjet.com/learn-to-program/lessons/intro

--> End up somewhere in between after a few weeks :) <--

http://eli-project.sourceforge.net/c_html/c.html

Have fun!

Answer 8

Follow up from a previous comment

Anyone who programs at all should get a copy of this:

The Elements of Programming Style by Kernighan

Answer 9

I would strongly recomment : How to solve it by computer