Preface to Second Edition The first edition of this book was appreciated by the students for its simplicity. The ~.'lr_~ ""~-'-' maintains this feature along with inclusion of new tOfics and errors of previous edition Every topic has been explained in depth without compromising over the lucidity of the tex d pnlg:J~s. This approach makes this book suitable for both novices and advanced programmers. Developl)1ent of logic and familiarity with the syntax and features of the language are the two p- - of excellent programming skills. The comprehensive contents of the chapters along with the num example programs helps you to develop your logic in a stepwise manner and makes you feel comfo with the syntax of the language. Remember that you can't learn swimming by just reading a book how to swim, you have to jump into water for that, similarly if you want to learn programming, . is essential for you to make your own programs. So start by understanding the programs given in the book, work on them, modify them and see the results and try to make similar programs. Each chapter is complemented by exercises with solutions that act as a review of the chapter. We strongly recommend that you solve all the exercises before switching over to another topic. Exercises have been structured in such a way that you can test and implement the knowledge acquired from the chapter, and this is really important for getting full hold over a topic. We're sure if you understand the concepts, you'll enjoy doing the exercises. Our aim of writing this book is to, enable any student emerge as a full-fledged C programmer who can withstand the challenges of the industry. This is the reason for inclusion of chapters on project building, library development and code optimization. '" We are thankful to our family and friends for their love and support. If you have any problems or sugg~stions, please feel free to contact us at-