C really only clicked for me when I was taking my computer architecture class in college - working through the Patt & Patel book[1], along with the Tanenbaum bo

C really only clicked for me when I was taking my computer architecture class in college - working through the Patt & Patel book[1], along with the Tanenbaum book[2], and building an entire 8-bit CPU from the gates up in a simulator. I've seen so many people that just can't wrap their heads around pointers, but it makes so much more sense when you've gotten down to the nitty-gritty level and built up from there. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computing-Systems-gates-beyond/dp/0072467509 http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computing-Systems-gates-b... [2] http://www.amazon.com/Structured-Computer-Organization-Andrew-Tanenbaum/dp/0131485210/ http://www.amazon.com/Structured-Computer-Organization-Andre...