Additional Resources

Unix and Linux were built on the C language. C is a platform-independent, compiled, procedural language based on functions and on the capability to derive new, programmer-defined data structures.

NOTE

Many people consider The C Programming Language, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, to be the definitive book for those who want to learn how to program in C.

If you are interested in learning more about C and C++, you should look for the following books:

• Sams Teach Yourself C in 21 Days, by Peter Aitken and Bradley Jones, Sams Publishing

• Sams Teach Yourself C++ for Linux in 21 Days, by Jesse Liberty and David B. Horvath, Sams Publishing

• C How to Program and C++ How to Program, both by Harvey M. Deitel and Paul J. Deitel, Deitel Associates

• The C Programming Language, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice Hall

• The Annotated C++ Reference Manual, by Margaret A. Ellis and Bjarne Stroustrup, ANSI Base Document

• Programming in ANSI C, by Stephen G. Kochan, Sams Publishing