Perry Greg - C Programming Absolute Beginner’s Guide (3rd Edition)

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Third Edition

Greg Perry and Dean Miller

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C Programming Absolute Beginners Guide

Third Edition

Copyright 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-5198-0
ISBN-10: 0-7897-5198-4

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013943628

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing: August 2013

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Greg Perry is a speaker and writer in both the programming and applications sides of computing. He is known for bringing programming topics down to the beginners level. Perry has been a programmer and trainer for two decades. He received his first degree in computer science and then earned a Masters degree in corporate finance. Besides writing, he consults and lectures across the country, including at the acclaimed Software Development programming conferences. Perry is the author of more than 75 other computer books. In his spare time, he gives lectures on traveling in Italy, his second favorite place to be.

Dean Miller is a writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience in both the publishing and licensed consumer product businesses. Over the years, he has created or helped shape a number of bestselling books and series, including Teach Yourself in 21 Days, Teach Yourself in 24 Hours, and the Unleashed series, all from Sams Publishing. He has written books on C programming and professional wrestling, and is still looking for a way to combine the two into one strange amalgam.

To my wife and best friend, Fran Hatton, whos always supported my dreams and was an incredible rock during the most challenging year of my professional career.

Greg: My thanks go to all my friends at Pearson. Most writers would refer to them as editors; to me, they are friends. I want all my readers to understand this: The people at Pearson care about you most of all. The things they do result from their concern for your knowledge and enjoyment.

On a more personal note, my beautiful bride, Jayne; my mother, Bettye Perry; and my friends, who wonder how I find the time to write, all deserve credit for supporting my need to write.

Dean: Thanks to Mark Taber for considering me for this project. I started my professional life in computer book publishing, and it is so gratifying to return after a 10-year hiatus. Id like to thank Greg Perry for creating outstanding first and second editions upon which this version of the book is based. It was an honor working with him as his editor for the first two editions and a greater honor to coauthor this edition. I can only hope I did it justice. I appreciate the amazing work the editorial team of Mandie Frank, Krista Hansing, and the production team at Pearson put into this book.

On a personal level, I have to thank my three children, John, Alice, and Maggie and my wife Fran for their unending patience and support.

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