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Yashavant Kanetkar is an Indian computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on C, C++, VC++, C#, .NET, DirectX and COM programming. He is also a speaker on various technology subjects and is a regular columnist for Express Computers and Developer 2.0. Some of his most well-known books include Let Us C, Understanding Pointers In C and Test Your C Skills.

He received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for his work in programming from Microsoft for five consecutive years.

He obtained his B.E. from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur. He is the director of KICIT,^[1] a training company, and KSET.^[2] Both these companies are based in Nagpur.

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Yash originally specialized in IT engineering. He came to Delhi with the intention of starting a manufacturing business of making VIP suitcase locks. However, he was unabl

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[Techie Tuesdays] Yashavant Kanetkar: the man who taught C programming to millions of Indians

Let Us C is not merely a book, but a bible for millions of programmers in India. In this week's Techie Tuesdays, we bring to you story of Yashavant Kanetkar, the man behind this book. How a man from a humble middle class background in Nagpur went on to become a name all engineers swear by.

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When Abhishek* entered NIT Allahabad, he had two shortcomings: he did not understand English and had never worked on computers before. Naturally, he was concerned about the computer programming course he had to take in his first year. But ten years later, Abhishek is today an ace programmer who not became only a software engineer right after graduation but also pursued post graduation in Computer Science in the US later.

What helped instill so much confidence in Abhishek during his under graduation days that he could do away with his fear of coding? What made him comfortable with language C like his

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Yashavant Kanetkar

Indian computer science author

Yashavant Kanetkar is an Indian computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on C, C++, VC++, C#, .NET, DirectX and COM programming. He is also a speaker on various technology subjects and is a regular columnist for Express Computers and Developer 2.0. His best-known books include Let Us C, Understanding Pointers In C and Test Your C Skills.

He received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for his work in programming from Microsoft for five consecutive years.

He obtained his B.E. from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur. He is the director of KICIT,^[1] a training company, and KSET.^[2] Both these companies are based in Nagpur.

Brief history

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Yashavant originally specialized in mechanical engineering. He came to Delhi with the intention of starting a manufacturing business of making VIP sui