[.ca] C: The Complete Reference (ISBN 0078821010)

Very understandable, and smooth, BUT INACCURATE:
His writing is amazing and it draws the reader in. He is so confident in the way he presents concepts and it really makes it easy for the reader to "soak" everything up. There is one big problem though, he is very inaccurate. Most of the time, the inaccuracies are so subtle(almost true) but severe enough to cause serious problems. Couple this with the ease with which his literature is stored int he reader's head, and you have a dangerous formula. Please search on google for all the mistakes in this book (too many to list).

Very Useful Book.:
My review was written for the C version only. I have not and shall never use C#. I use Linux, OS/2 and OS/390 not Micro$oft. Recently I have had to brush up on my C programming skills as I haven't written anything since mid 1983. This is one of two books I have found that have been most useful. Unfortunetly, I have yet to find a book on C that is all encompassing and comprehensive. This book is very good refernce for specific topics. The only reason I didn't give this tome 5 stars is that it failed to meet a few of my queries (these were very specific) and I would have liked a few more example bits of code. But perhaps I am being a bit picky. I used to use the 1st and 2nd editions; but this edition is far superior. I would certainly consider buying any future updates to this book, depending upon how vast the updates would be.

Horrid, simply horrid:
The book looks very impressive but is not balanced. E.g. it devotes a lot of it's 800+ pages discussing arcane subjects (like the origin of the B programming language) and doesn't treat basic concepts fully or properly. I still can't get a print fcn to do a line feed and nowhere in Schmidt's book does it really even fully explain the print function. Also he devotes 1/2 of a page to LOOPS: that's it! Basically you figure out what to do by compiling your programs hundereds of times. Also there are really NO really detailed program examples for the concepts. You read about something and that's it. There are some code fragments but not enough to illustrate critical C concepts. I'll never buy another Schildt book but somehow he looks good or profitable to whomever publishes this stuff.

Best for a Entry/Middle level C programmer,:
As a C fan, i found this book good for an entry level/middle level C programmer.I do agree that the book has few errors but it is worth the money u invest.If u r a C beginner i will recommend u go for this book.Mind u Herbert Schildt is the best for C/C++.

Best C Reference:
As the title says "The Complete Reference". Although not a tutorial book, if you are looking for a reference that answers, "How do i do something in C?" this book is the best that I have found.