Computer professionals will have access to a complete treatment of the language, including enumeration types, list processing, and the operating system interface. After reading this chapter, the professional will already be able to write C code. Since the chapters are self-contained, the knowledgeable reader can skip to particular sections as needed. This information will benefit the professional systems programmer needing to use C to work within an MS-DOS or UNIX environment. This book is written entirely with the modern interactive environment in mind.
Experimentation is encouraged throughout.
Thus, the book is appropriate for users of small home and business computers as well as to users of large interactive systems. We assume that the reader will have access to an interactive ANSI C system. Our approach to describing the language is to use examples, explanation, and syntax. Working code is employed throughout. Small but useful examples are provided to describe important technical points.