Is C for dummies 2d edition still useful in 2013?

Answer 1

C for Dummies, 2nd Edition covers ANSI C99, which has beensupersededby C11, which was ratified in 2011; the 11 in C11 is short for 2011, while 99 in C99 is short for 1999. However, even though there is a new version of C that is gaining wide support in popular compilers such as GCC and MinGW, the principles outlined in this book are still largely useful and relevant in the new language specification, which primarily focused on adding features and removing only features that were deemed excessively risky to allow to remain the language. Almost any program written in C99 will compile and run in C11. One can learn the techniques and features in C99 using this book, then migrate to C11. There are no known books that teach C11 directly, since it is simply a revision of C99, and is largely compatible with it.