SIPB IAP 2005

Caffeinated Crash Course in C

Instructor:

Mike Rolish

Email:

sipb-iap-cccc at mit dot edu

Description:

Indications: For rapid relief of guilt caused by false claims of programming abilities on resumes, to managers, to coworkers, etc. Also for hyperactive students. Ingredients: 25mg variables, 25mg functions, 30mg pointers, 10mg structs.

Class Schedule:

Monday, January 10, 2005
1-4 PM

Location:

4-270

Suggested Background or Preparation:

Some programming experience; high confusion threshold

Here are the examples I'll be using.

Want to learn more? The C Programming Language and A C Reference Manual are both definitive references, but aren't suited for the beginner. A Book on C is supposed to be good. There's also plenty of good stuff on the web:

• Steve Summit is a C guru and teacher. At some point you should read his class notes and C FAQ.
• A Standard C reference
• The Lysator C Archive has a wealth of information about the language.
• ANSI C reference card
• Comparison of C to C++ and Java
• Incompatibilities between ISO C and ISO C++
• GCC is the compiler we'll be using, and part of the Athena release.

Places to go from here:

• The SIPB IAP course guide.
• The SIPB home page.
• The Official MIT IAP home page.