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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 · 4 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 W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie

    6 here · 24 all-time · #25 overall

  2. 4Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

    Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

    Peter van der Linden

    4 here · 5 all-time · #331 overall

  3. 3C Interfaces and Implementations

    C Interfaces and Implementations

    David Hanson

    3 here · 4 all-time · #439 overall

  4. 1Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment

    Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment

    W. Richard Stevens

    1 here · 4 all-time · #360 overall