The C Puzzle Book

by Alan R. Feuer

The C Puzzle Book is an excellent choice for all programmers who want to expand on their basic knowledge of the C programming language. Completely compliant with ANSI C, this book has been designed to help readers gain a more thorough understanding of the C syntax and semantics through interesting puzzles that challenge the readers' proficiency with the basics. C programming specialist Alan Feuer covers major topics of C from different angles so the reader may gain a more complete understanding for the subject. He accomplishes this by including a variety of C program puzzles, challenging you to follow the puzzle through to determine the outcome. In many cases the programs are print statements, so the puzzle solution is the resulting printout. Once you have determined the puzzle solution, you may compare it with a detailed, step-by-step derivation offered in the book. The C Puzzle Book teaches intermediate C programming with an effective and unique method -- and it's fun! Working through formidable puzzles and checking your results fine tunes your skills for future programming challenges. This book is a great next step for any programmer who desires a deeper understanding of the C programming language.

Genres: Programming, Computers

179 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1985

Reviews

[Mahmoud ElSherif · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you want to test your C skills and to be like a clown in C programming , read this book ;)

[Kiyoshi Ogawa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I teach programming languages about 40 years.
Last 30 years, this book is a side reader.
Many engineers and students answer these puzzle.
Nobody can answer perfect.
Some people use only 16bit or 32 bit machine.
So they can not answer other possibility.
Now I use this book before teaching MISRA-C, automotive C coding standard.
Why MISRA-C is needed? Do you think some answers are in this book?

[David Lindelof · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little book, quick to read (I read this copy in about a day and a half), but I doubt that reading it will make you a better C programmer.

[Studentgu · Rating 4 out of 5]

can be used for students test