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Ask HN: I use and love Python. What's the best book to learn C ? ↗

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2010-03-23 · 43 points · 52 comments · 8 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 6

    The C Programming Language

    Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie

    6 here · 124 all-time · #15 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 182 ratings on Amazon
  2. 4Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

    Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

    Peter van der Linden

    4 here · 12 all-time · #544 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 335 ratings on Amazon
  3. 3

    C Interfaces and Implementations

    David Hanson

    3 here · 32 all-time · #180 overall

    Buy on Amazon3.8 out of 5, 59 ratings on Amazon
  4. 1Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

    Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

    W. Richard Stevens

    1 here · 14 all-time · #465 overall

    Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 266 ratings on Amazon
  5. 1Unix Network Programming

    Unix Network Programming

    W. Richard Stevens

    1 here · 9 all-time · #696 overall

  6. 1Accelerated C++

    Accelerated C++

    Andrew Koenig and Barbara Moo

    1 here · 5 all-time · #1269 overall

  7. 1A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

    A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation

    David R. Hanson

    1 here · 4 all-time · #1606 overall

  8. 1C Traps and Pitfalls

    C Traps and Pitfalls

    Andrew Koenig

    1 here · 3 all-time · #2090 overall