Pointers for C Programming - new course

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Pointers. In C, there is just no getting away from them. Understanding and being able to use pointers correctly (and safely) – well, it’s the difference between a professional programmer and an amateur. But pointers are really difficult to use. Aren’t they?

The fact of the matter is, they needn’t be. If you understand them. And that’s what my new course is all about. “Advanced C Programming: Pointers” explains pointers from the ground up. What exactly is a pointer variable and how does it work with addresses in memory? What is indirection? How can you avoid common pointer problems such as memory leaks and program crashes?

Topics covered include:

• Pointers and addresses
• Indirection and multiple indirection
• Pointers and arrays
• Pointers to structs
• Data-type alignment
• Generic pointers and casts
• Null pointers
• Memory allocation and reallocation
• Freeing memory safely
• Pointer arithmetic
• Singly and doubly linked lists
• Queues and stacks
• Pushing and popping
• Function pointers
• Deep and shallow copying
• Common pointer errors

…and much more

NOTE: This is not a course for beginners. It is aimed at programmers who already have a good working knowledge of C programming and who need to take the next step in mastering C by gaining a deep understanding of pointers. (If you are a beginner, you should sign up to my C Beginners Course first).

Course contents:

• 58 Lectures
• Over 3.5 hours of video instruction
• Downloadable source code of all examples
• Quizzes and course notes
• Lifetime access

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Advanced C Programming: Pointers
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Good programming!

​FREE C and C# Programming Tutorials

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Best wishes
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(Bitwise Courses instructor)

C Programming, Top Ten Tips

I just published an article for C programmers over on the Udemy eLearning site. This gives ten programming tips as follows:

1. Function pointers
2. Variable-length argument lists
3. Bit-manipulation
4. Short-circuit operators
5. Ternary operators
6. Stacks (pushing and popping)
7. Fast data-copying 
8. Testing for header inclusion
9. Correct use of parentheses
10. Using arrays as addresses

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Thanks to Caleb Lear for that! As an instructor, it's always gooid to get feedback from students and it goes without saying that such positive feedback is great to wake up to! If you want to learn the Ruby language, you can find my course on Udemy here: https://www.udemy.com/learn-ruby-programming-in-ten-easy-steps

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I've published a new course on Udemy: a step-by-step guide to programming JavaScript. It has over 40 lectures and it comes with a 72-page eBook, The Little Book Of JavaScript, plus all the source code ready to edit or load into a web browser.

This course covers:

•           Getting started with JavaScript
•           JavaScript Editors, Browsers and Debuggers
•           Fundamentals: variables, functions, arguments, scope
•           Strings, arrays, tests, loops
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My Udemy course on programming with Object Pascal currently has a top 5-star rating from students. The latest review, added today, comes from Rolf Lemij. Rolf writes: "Very easy to understand this impeccable teacher. Even for a foreigner! Everything he says could be written down to make a textbook; no corrections needed."

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Udemy has just posted an article about my little home studio - see here: https://www.udemy.com/blog/tips-tricks-for-creating-a-home-recording-studio/ I've also recorded a short video tour of my studio (actually a tiny, cramped space in my house) in which I explain how you can create videos that look professional even when you haven't got professional-quality equipment. You can find out more by joining Udemy's free course for instructors: https://www.udemy.com/official-udemy-instructor-course/

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I was the Object Pascal (and Delphi) columnist for PC Plus magazine in the UK for over ten years and I am passionately keen on this wonderful language. My latest programming course explains everything to need to know to program in Lazarus/Free Pascal or in the commercial Delphi system, to give you a way into creating fast, compiled cross-platform programs.

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All the software you need to follow this course is available for free. Alternatively, you can use the commercial Delphi development suite. The code archive is available for Delphi too. If you want to break into the world of professional Delphi programming, this course will get you up to speed in record time.

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Who is this Huw fellow anyhow...?

Apparently I am a, er, "top rockstar Ruby instructor", and, um, (excuse my blushes) the Dos Equis guy ain’t got nothin’ on me. Well, that's according to the nice people at Udemy when they interviewed me last year.

Seriously, though, if you want to find out more about the man behind the voice, this article spills a few beans. From programming to pop stars to Pyrenean Mountain Dogs. Find out how I went from The Golden Wombat Of Destiny to co-running a software company and teaching people to program in Ruby, C#, Pascal and more...