C was a great language to learn 10-15 years ago. I'm not too
sure it would be particularly beneficial for a programming
language student these days unless s/he had a specific need
for it. I heartily recommend learning other languages, however,
simply because it broadens your horizons and helps you learn
different ways to think about programming problems. Why not
try Java instead of C? It's more current, and more
useful to you career-wise (if you care about that). Other
interesting languages are Smalltalk, Lisp, Eiffel, etc.
If you still want to learn C, the only book on the subject
that I have ever used is the "The C Programming Language"
by Brian Kernighan and Dennis
Ritchie. Countless people have said over the years that it's
a terrible book for beginners, but I never found another C
book that I
liked better. Since it's a controversial recommendation,
you should probably get other opinions before you
spend any money.
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