This was a first programming book for me, and after reading it twice, I was able to pick out flaws in examples in other beginning C books and gave away my copy of Waites C-Primer.

I felt confident after reading it, but feel now the book is a little light on pointers. Or at least I would have liked to have heard more from the author rather than looking elsewhere.

After reading it, i followed it up with a Schaums outline, and was able to get through 5 chapters of it in a day without so much as a head scratch thanx to Practical C.

The book was full of relevant information without being to wordy. A real feat given the fluff that's out on most bookshelves. I recommend it.