About

about

Departments

Main

On-line Book Ordering

Web Page

The Unofficial C for Dummies Web site original went on-line in 1997 to support my two-volume set, C for Dummies. That original book — at over 1,000 pages, the longest For Dummies book ever written — was retired in 2004. Replacing it are two new books.

Both books are centered on the GCC compiler, the one included with all releases of Unix (Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, and so on), as well as numerous incarnations under Windows. See the Compiler page for more information.

The books have also been updated to the current ANSI C standard. In other words, no more void main() things for you university sophomores to go bug-eyed over.

C for Dummies, 2nd Edition

This book continues the easygoing, simple introduction to the C language that began with the original two-volume set. It's designed for those wanting to get into the C language who need a slow-paced, easy and fun book.

Please note that this book does not cover all of the C language. It's not intended to. It is an introduction only.

BUY THISBOOK!

C All-In-One Desktop Reference for Dummies

This is the book you want if you really want to get into the C language. If you enjoyed the original C for Dummies, then this is the book you need to have. It's completely up-to-date, covers all of the C language plus these extras:

Linked Lists
Disk Access
File Management
And maybe even more surprises!

This book is planned for release in August. Stay tuned!

BUY THIS BOOK!

Finally!

Be sure to check out the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page to see if your question has already been asked and answered.

Cheers!
DAN