The Unofficial C For Dummies Website

This page supports the C programming books written by Dan Gookin and published by John Wiley.

Recent Lessons

Four-of-a-Kind, Three-of-a-kind, and a Full House (Poker VII): October 19, 2019 The tests for my poker program proceed, identifying a few high-ranking hands.
Flush, Straight, and Straight Flush Tests (Poker VI): October 12, 2019 Testing for a flush draw in poker isn't complex, but it's the second required step in filtering the various hand combinations.
Straight Draw (Poker V): October 5, 2019 Test the straight() function to see whether it can detect a straight draw in a hand of cards.
Evaluating Poker Hands (Poker IV): September 28, 2019 Human brains are adept at recognizing patterns, such as those found in poker hands. A computer, however, requires more effort.
Drawing A Hand of Cards (Poker III): September 21, 2019 The code can generate a random card from a deck and store a given number of them in a "hand."

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This Month's Exercise

Know Your GPA: October 1, 2019 Enter a series of test scores and return the average.

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