Yashavant Kanetkar is an Indian computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on C,

C++ C++ (pronounced "C plus plus") is a high-level general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C programming language, or "C with Classes". The language has expanded significan ...

, VC++, C#, .NET,

DirectX Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with "Direct", ...

and

COM Com or COM may refer to: Computing * COM (hardware interface), a serial port interface on IBM PC-compatible computers * COM file, or .com file, short for "command", a file extension for an executable file in MS-DOS * .com, an Internet top-level d ...

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

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award for his work in programming from

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for five consecutive years. He obtained his

B.E. A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Bache ...

from

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) (Marathi : ''वीरमाता जिजाबाई टेक्नॉलोजिकल इन्स्टिट्यूट)'' is a state funded college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, In ...

and

M.Tech A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, M.E. or M.Eng.) is either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering. International variations Australia In Australia, the Master of Engineering degree is a research deg ...

from

IIT Kanpur The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was ...

. He is the director of KICIT,KICIT Pvt Ltd
/ref> a training company, and KSET. KSET Pvt Ltd
/ref> Both these companies are based in

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...

Brief History

Yashavant originally specialized in

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

. He came to

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

with the intention of starting a manufacturing business of making VIP suitcase locks. However, he was unable to receive a business loan from any banks. A bank manager told him about a computer scheme that the government had launched. For the benefits of the scheme, Yashavant decided to start a business in IT.

Bibliography (of selected books)

* ''ASP.NET Web Services'' () * ''Understanding Pointers in C''() * ''C Column Collection'' () * ''C Pearls'' () * ''C Projects'' () * ''C#.NET Fundas'' () * ''C++.Net Fundas'' () * ''C++. Net'' () * ''Data Structure Through C'' () * ''Data Structure Through C++'' () * ''Direct X Game Programming Fundas'' () * ''Exploring C'' () * ''Go Embedded'' () * ''Graphics Under C'' () * ''Introduction To OOPS & C++'' () * ''Interview Questions in C Programming'' * ''Interview Questions in C++ Programming'' * ''Java Servlets JSP'' () * ''Let Us C - 9th Ed.'' () * ''Let Us C Solutions - 9th Ed.'' () * ''Let Us C++'' (, ) * ''Let Us Python - 2nd Ed.'' (, ) * ''Object Oriented Programming with C++'' () * ''Programming Experience in BASIC'' () * ''Test Your C Skill - 2nd Ed.'' () * ''Test Your C++ Skill'' () * ''Test Your C#.NET Skills: Language Elements Pt. 1'' () * ''Test Your Unix Skill'' () * ''Test Your VB.NET Skills- Part II- Technology Skills'' () * ''Understanding Pointers in C - 4th Ed.'' () * ''Undocumented DOS Through C'' () * ''Unix Shell Programming'' () * ''VC++ Gems'' () * ''VC++, COM And Beyond'' () * ''Visual C++ Programming'' () * ''Visual C++ Projects'' () * ''Working With C (For DOE - A & B Level)'' () * ''Writing TSR's Through C'' () * ''Writing Windows Device Drivers'' * ''BPB Let US C (

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

)'' * ''Let Us C# (Covers C# 3.0)'' * ''XML Fundas'' () * ''Let Us Java'' ()

External links

Official website

IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanetkar, Yashavant Living people Year of birth missing (living people) IIT Kanpur alumni Indian computer programmers