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		wyclif on April 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 335k downloads of Learning Python The Hard Way Yes to the C book. It seems because of the age of C that there is a gap in the literature for a more up-to-date book (one that would be pre-K&R).

_delirium on April 4, 2011 [–]

Harbinson & Steele's "C: A Reference Manual" is updated to cover C99 in the 5th ed: http://www.careferencemanual.com/

Admittedly, probably not the best beginner's introduction, so there's still a gap there.

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