Beej's guides are the best way to get started quickly (i.e. in the time frame of a university course). For a more thorough introduction, one should probably rea

Beej's guides are the best way to get started quickly (i.e. in the time frame of a university course). For a more thorough introduction, one should probably read "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment" and "UNIX Network Programming", both from Richard Stevens. Jens Gustedt has also written a rather nice ebook on how to program in modern C: https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/modern-c-is-now-feature-complete/ https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/modern-c-is-now-fea...