C Programming from First Principles: Learn C by Understanding Code, Memory, Pointers, Compilers, Debugging, and Real-World Programs from the Ground Up (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798186788683)

C Programming from First Principles presents a practical, step-by-step guide to learning C by understanding what happens beneath the code. Rather than teaching syntax as a collection of rules to memorize, the book explains how source files become executable programs, how values are represented in memory, how functions handle data, why arrays and strings behave the way they do, and how pointers connect code to addresses and stored objects.

Built around a portable C17 foundation, the book takes readers from setting up a real development environment to writing, compiling, testing, and debugging complete programs. It covers variables, operators, input validation, decisions, loops, functions, arrays, strings, pointers, structs, dynamic memory, files, multiple source files, build systems, and foundational data structures. Practical examples and progressive projects help clarify difficult concepts while developing disciplined programming habits.

Readers also learn to work with GCC, Clang, and Microsoft's C compiler; interpret warnings and errors; use debuggers and sanitizers; organize programs with headers, Makefiles, and CMake; and recognize common problems such as memory leaks, dangling pointers, buffer errors, and undefined behavior.

Designed for beginners, students, self-taught developers, and programmers strengthening their foundations, this book provides the knowledge and practice needed to write clearer, safer, and more reliable C programs. All essential code, commands, project structures, exercises, and quick-reference material are included in the book for convenient study and practice.

Author: Christopher T. Schock
ISBN-13: 9798186788683
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2026
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.33d