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

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.
Direct Terminal Input: January 24, 2026 Reading the terminal's input directly isn't the same as raw input, though it's kinda similar.
Reading Raw Input: January 17, 2026 In raw mode, the terminal report all characters input — no cooking allowed!
Cooked or Raw?: January 10, 2026 The terminal is sneaky when it comes to standard input.

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

This Month's Exercise

Pulling Numbers from a String: February 1, 2026 The data is in there, but can you write code to extract it?

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

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