The C Programming Language (Kernighan and Ritchie) The C++ Programming Language (Stroustrup) Spend time on them if you're interested. If you're studying for t

The C Programming Language (Kernighan and Ritchie) The C++ Programming Language (Stroustrup) Spend time on them if you're interested. If you're studying for the purpose of getting your first software job some day, don't waste time on C++. It's a huge and difficult language with very few entry-level jobs. There aren't many C jobs either so it's up to you to decide if investing the time is really worth it and that depends on your goals and time horizon.