Name Yashavant Kanetkar | Role Author | |
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Education Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Books Exploring C, Let Us C, Understanding Pointers, Test Your C Skills, Test Your C Skills ‑ 2Nd Editi | ||
Yashavant P. Qnetkar is an Indian computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on topics such as C, C++, VC++, C#, .NET, DirectX and COM programming. He is also a popular speaker on various technology subjects and is a regular columnist for publications Express Computers and Developer 2.0. His best-selling books include Let Us C, Understanding Pointers In C and Test Your C Skills. These books are specific to the long outdated Turbo C compilers, and do not contain reliable information on standard C language. He has received Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award by Microsoft. His books are popular in the Indian Subcontinent and is one of the major course ware in preparing for campus placement in India.
He has obtained his B.E. from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur. His current affiliations include being Director of KICIT, a training company and KSET, both based in Nagpur.