hen I was in school, I’d open a new math textbook and look in the back,marveling at the problems. Someday, I thought, I would understand allthis nonsense.You should do that with this book right now: Open it up to one of the final chapters.Look over the C programming code and think to yourself, “Someday soon, thiswill all make perfect sense to me.”Say “Hello, world” to C Programming For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the book that setsyou on the path to become a computer programmer. Once despised vermin,banishedto basement server rooms and suffering from a lack of personal hygiene,programmers are now valued and contributing members of society. Some arebillionaires.And they all started their careers by learning to program.The C language lets you master a number of electronic gizmos. You can craft yourown programs, dictating your every whim and desire to computers, tablets, andcell phones. The electronics dutifully obey. Given the information offered in thisbook, you can pass that programming class, impress your friends, be admired byHollywood, or even start your own software company. Truly, learning to programis a worthy investment of your time.This book helps make learning how to program understandable and enjoyable.You don’t need any programming experience — you don’t even need to buy newsoftware. You just need the desire to program in C and the ability to have fun whiledoing so.