C was a great language to learn 10-15 years ago. I'm not too sure it would be particularly beneficial for a programming language student these days unless s/he had a specific need for it. I heartily recommend learning other languages, however, simply because it broadens your horizons and helps you learn different ways to think about programming problems. Why not try Java instead of C? It's more current, and more useful to you career-wise (if you care about that). Other interesting languages are Smalltalk, Lisp, Eiffel, etc.

If you still want to learn C, the only book on the subject that I have ever used is the "The C Programming Language" by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. Countless people have said over the years that it's a terrible book for beginners, but I never found another C book that I liked better. Since it's a controversial recommendation, you should probably get other opinions before you spend any money.

In reply to Re: How does learning C benefit a programmer? by virtualsue
in thread How does learning C benefit a programmer? by nysus

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