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I've posted this here before and it's what has worked for me an a few others who told me it worked for them as well. Ymmv. People sometimes struggle with C when they start from scratch or come from a higher to lower level of abstraction. I struggled with this for a long time till I did these things: I would not try and understand how the higher level abstractions translate to the lower C level. I would instead learn from first principles on how a computer works and build the abstractions up from there. You will learn how a CPU works. How the data bus and registers are used. How memory is laid out and accessed. The call stack and how that works, etc.. This will go a long way in understanding how C sits on top of this and how it's data structures like arrays and structs map to this and understanding how pointers work the way they do and why. Check out these resources: Read Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Watch Exploring How Computers Work Watch all 41 videos of A Crash Course in Computer Science Take the Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course) Take the CS50: Introduction to Computer Science course. Grab a copy of C programming: A Modern Approach and use it as your main course on C. Follow this Tutorial On Pointers And Arrays In C The first four really help by approaching C from a lower level of abstraction (actually the absolute lowest level and gradually adding layers of abstraction until you are at the C level which, by then is incredibly high!) You can do all four or pick one or two and dive deep. The 5th is a great introduction to computer science with a decent amount of C programming. The sixth is just the best tutorial on C. By far. The seventh is a deep dive into pointers and one of best tutorial on pointers and arrays out there (caveat, it's a little loose with the l-value/r-value definition for simplicity sake I believe.) https://github.com/practical-tutorials/project-based-learning#cc Play the long game when learning to code. You can also check out Teach Yourself Computer Science Here is a decent list of 8 Books on Algorithms and Data Structures For All Levels Answer from wsppan on reddit.com

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Where and how to learn C?

I've posted this here before and it's what has worked for me an a few others who told me it worked for them as well. Ymmv. People sometimes struggle with C when they start from scratch or come from a higher to lower level of abstraction. I struggled with this for a long time till I did these things: I would not try and understand how the higher level abstractions translate to the lower C level. I would instead learn from first principles on how a computer works and build the abstractions up from there. You will learn how a CPU works. How the data bus and registers are used. How memory is laid out and accessed. The call stack and how that works, etc.. This will go a long way in understanding how C sits on top of this and how it's data structures like arrays and structs map to this and understanding how pointers work the way they do and why. Check out these resources: Read Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Watch Exploring How Computers Work Watch all 41 videos of A Crash Course in Computer Science Take the Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course) Take the CS50: Introduction to Computer Science course. Grab a copy of C programming: A Modern Approach and use it as your main course on C. Follow this Tutorial On Pointers And Arrays In C The first four really help by approaching C from a lower level of abstraction (actually the absolute lowest level and gradually adding layers of abstraction until you are at the C level which, by then is incredibly high!) You can do all four or pick one or two and dive deep. The 5th is a great introduction to computer science with a decent amount of C programming. The sixth is just the best tutorial on C. By far. The seventh is a deep dive into pointers and one of best tutorial on pointers and arrays out there (caveat, it's a little loose with the l-value/r-value definition for simplicity sake I believe.) https://github.com/practical-tutorials/project-based-learning#cc Play the long game when learning to code. You can also check out Teach Yourself Computer Science Here is a decent list of 8 Books on Algorithms and Data Structures For All Levels More on reddit.com

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Best C course? : C_Programming

What’s the best c course you know of? Preferably free or cheap ($15 max) I like the app brewery’s 100 days of python because it offers a lot... More on old.reddit.com

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Crash course to 'relearn' C?

I don't know better 'course' than starting your own real project. Real projects generate real problems you need to deal with, which with no clear solution forces you to think hard, search, or at least ask other, more experienced programmers. And once you figure it out you learn from it forever. If you are clever enough you will think of a project that focus on specific problems like mentioned data structures or algorithms. Once a guy asked about ideas for "rewarding" projects (all psychologists will agree that motivation is a huge factor in the learning process): https://www.reddit.com/r/C_Programming/comments/ev7v48/projects/ More on reddit.com

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Learning C in 2021. What beginner book or course? Want theory explained plus code exercises to solve

C Programming: A Modern Approach by KN King. You can find the PDF online. More on reddit.com

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