The Unofficial C For Dummies Website

This page supports the C programming books written by Dan Gookin, as well as the C language training courses offered online at LinkedIn Learning. All coders are welcome.

Recent Lessons

Accessing the Mouse in a Terminal Window: February 28, 2026 Time to put the mouse to work!
Storing and Interpreting Mouse Input: February 21, 2026 Mouse input must be captured, stored, and read for a program to make use of the mouse data.
Where is the Mouse?: February 14, 2026 Monitoring mouse movement is possible, but presents some ugly problems.
What is the Mouse Doing?: February 7, 2026 The mouse-reading code can be updated to better read the input, which requires careful terminal manipulation.
Reading the Mouse in a Terminal Window: January 31, 2026 Yes, you can read the mouse in a terminal window.

Lessons are posted each Saturday; see the blog for all the Lessons

This Month's Exercise

What is the Largest Value?: March 1, 2026 Yes! Another math problem solved by a computer instead of in your brain.

Exercises are posted on the first of the month; see the blog for all the Exercises

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