Coding In C Decoded: Decoded, #1

By D. Brown

Writing clean code is an art that makes programming efficient. Immerse yourself in a pool of code as you scan through it to observe structures and bugs. You'll learn the best practices, patterns, and techniques for building clean code. 

This book on programming can help you identify good code from bad code. This is an essential skill if you want to create clean and efficient code and get a job in software development.  Chapters discuss functions, formatting, unit tests, classes, and concurrency. All in C!

 

This is a classic book that simplifies the process of software construction, helping developers write efficient software. Access valuable techniques to minimize and eliminate errors, design for maximum creativity, and debug code effectively. You'll learn the value of collaborative development and how to integrate quality throughout the entire phase of software construction. 

The beginning chapter highlights the basics of software development, software metaphors, and prerequisites for software development. Other lessons include data design, how to choose a language for software construction, software systems, and more.

 

Programmers often encounter technical difficulties and seek applicable methods to resolve them. This programming book offers solid design principles and a practical approach to resolve those nagging problems programmers face. It offers lessons on testing and debugging code, set representations, and string problems. 

The simple explanations will help you understand program design, implementation sketches, and algorithm design techniques. Additionally, you'll practice code tuning, study data structure, and text generation.

 

This book offers a detailed step-by-step guide that acquaints you with the approach and universal principles of refactoring. This helps you restructure existing code without altering its external behavior. Understand how to utilize valuable refactorings, making programs easy to tweak and comprehend. 

Learners will practice the skills they need to identify bad code, serving as an opportunity to refactor. Other lessons highlight the tradeoffs and barriers to refactoring, and how to rigorously check for refactorings.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: D Brown
• Release date: Dec 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9798215478271

D. Brown

David Brown, University of Bath, UK

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Getting Started

To get started with C programming, you will need to have a C compiler installed on your computer. There are many C compilers available, but some popular options include GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) and CLang.

A C compiler is a software tool that translates C source code into executable machine code. C source code is written in a text file with the .c file extension, and it consists of a series of instructions written in the C programming language. When you compile this source code, the compiler translates these instructions into machine code, which is a series of low-level instructions that can be executed by a computer's central processing unit (CPU).

To use a C compiler, you will need to install it on your computer and set it up properly. Once the compiler is installed, you can use it to compile your C source code by running a command in a terminal or command prompt. For example, on a Unix-like system, you might use a command like gcc myprogram.c to compile a C source file called myprogram.c.

There are many different C compilers available, including open-source and commercial options. Some popular C compilers include GCC (GNU Compiler Collection), Clang, and Microsoft Visual C++. Each compiler has its own set of features and options, and you can choose the one that best meets your needs.

Once you have a C compiler installed, you can start writing and compiling C programs. To write a C program, you can use any text editor, such as Notepad or TextEdit. Just make sure to save your file with a .c extension, for example, hello.c.

Your First C Program

Now that you have a C compiler installed and a text editor ready, let's write our first C program.

To begin, create a new file in your text editor and type the following:

#include

int main() { printf(Hello, World!); return 0; }

This is a very simple C program that prints the message Hello, World! to the console. Let's go over each line of code to understand what it does:

#include

This line includes the standard input/output header file in our program. The header file stdio.h (standard input/output) contains functions for reading