Learn C The Hard Way

Abstraction: Practical C programming course homepage with hard-way method overview

Key points:

• Learn C The Hard Way (LCTHW) by Zed A. Shaw; sold directly by the author as professional online course with HD video + text, DRM-free, $29
• Teaches real-world robust C coding and defensive programming on real hardware, not abstract machines or pedantic theory
• Method emphasizes breaking code deliberately to learn data structures, algorithms, and automated testing
• Not recommended as a first language; author suggests Python or JavaScript first, then C becomes much easier
• Part of the broader "Learn The Hard Way" series of programming courses by Zed Shaw

Connections: Zed Shaw · C Programming · Programming Education · Defensive Programming

Source: http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/