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	~~{{short description\|Indian computer science author}}~~
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	'''Yashavant Kanetkar''' is an [[~~India~~]]n computer ~~science~~ author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[C++]], [[VC++]], [[C Sharp (programming language)\|C#]], [[.NET Framework\|.NET]], [[DirectX]] and [[Component Object Model\|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''.		'''Yashavant Kanetkar''' is an [[Indian people\|Indian]] [[computer scientist]] and [[author]], who is known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[C++]], [[VC++]], [[C Sharp (programming language)\|C#]], [[.NET Framework\|.NET]], [[DirectX]] and [[Component Object Model\|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 received the [[Microsoft Most Valuable Professional]] award for his work in programming from [[Microsoft]] for five consecutive years.

	He obtained his [[Bachelor of Engineering\|B.E.]] from [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]] and [[Master of Engineering\|M.Tech]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur\|IIT Kanpur]]. He is the director of KICIT,<ref name="KICIT">[http://www.kicit.com KICIT Pvt Ltd]</ref> a training company, and KSET.<ref name="KSET">[http://www.ksetindia.com/ KSET Pvt Ltd]</ref> Both these companies are based in [[Nagpur]].		He obtained his [[Bachelor of Engineering\|B.E.]] from [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]] and [[Master of Engineering\|M.Tech]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur\|IIT Kanpur]]. He is the director of KICIT,<ref name="KICIT">[http://www.kicit.com KICIT Pvt Ltd]</ref> a training company, and KSET.<ref name="KSET">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ksetindia.com/ \|title=KSET Pvt Ltd \|access-date=1 January 2010 \|archive-date=19 August 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819114350/http://www.ksetindia.com/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Both these companies are based in [[Nagpur]].

	==Brief ~~History~~==		==Brief history==
	~~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 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, ~~Yash~~ decided to start a business in IT.		Yashavant originally specialized in [[mechanical engineering]]. He came to [[Delhi]] 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.

			== Yashavant Kanetkar and Computer Science ==
			Yashavant has been programming since the days of a single Floppy drive with a 4.77 MHz microprocessor and 256 KB of storage. Ever since then, he has been programming and writing books on programming.

	==Bibliography (of selected books)==		== Bibliography (of selected books) ==
	* ''ASP.NET Web Services'' ({{ISBN\|978-1934015254}})		* ''ASP.NET Web Services'' ({{ISBN\|978-1934015254}})
	* ''Understanding Pointers in C''({{ISBN\|978-8176565370}})		* ''Understanding Pointers in C''({{ISBN\|978-8176565370}})
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	* ''Interview Questions in C++ Programming''		* ''Interview Questions in C++ Programming''
	* ''Java Servlets JSP'' ({{ISBN\|978-8176565813}})		* ''Java Servlets JSP'' ({{ISBN\|978-8176565813}})
	* ''Let Us C - 9th Ed.'' ({{ISBN\|978-1934015254}})
	* ''Let Us C Solutions - 9th Ed.'' ({{ISBN\|978-1934015339}})		* ''Let Us C Solutions - 9th Ed.'' ({{ISBN\|978-1934015339}})
	* ''Let Us C++'' ({{ISBN\|8176561061}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-7656-106-8}})		* ''Let Us C++'' ({{ISBN\|8176561061}}, {{ISBN\|978-81-7656-106-8}})
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	* ''Test Your C#.NET Skills: Language Elements Pt. 1'' ({{ISBN\|978-8183332552}})		* ''Test Your C#.NET Skills: Language Elements Pt. 1'' ({{ISBN\|978-8183332552}})
	* ''Test Your Unix Skill'' ({{ISBN\|978-8170298489}})		* ''Test Your Unix Skill'' ({{ISBN\|978-8170298489}})
	* ''Test Your VB.NET Skills- Part II- Technology Skills'' ({{ISBN\|8183331378}})		* ''Test Your VB.NET Skills- Part II- Technology Skills'' ({{ISBN\|8183331378}})
	* ''Understanding Pointers in C - 4th Ed.'' ({{ISBN\|978-8176563581}})		* ''Understanding Pointers in C - 4th Ed.'' ({{ISBN\|978-8176563581}})
	* ''Undocumented DOS Through C'' ({{ISBN\|978-8170295198}})		* ''Undocumented DOS Through C'' ({{ISBN\|978-8170295198}})
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.~~kicit~~.com/ Official website]		* [http://www.ykanetkar.com/ Official website]
	* [http://www.iitkalumni.org/ IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Page]		* [http://www.iitkalumni.org/ IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Page]

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	==Brief History==		==Brief History==
	~~Kanetkar~~ originally specialized in [[~~mechanical~~ engineering]]. He came to [[~~Nagpur~~]] 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.		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 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, Yash decided to start a business in IT.


	==Bibliography (of selected books)==		==Bibliography (of selected books)==

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{{short description|Indian computer science author}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox writer
| image = [[File:Yashvant Kanetkar Sir.jpg|200px]]
| birth_date = 
| death_date = 
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]]<br>[[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]]
| genre = Non-fiction
| subject = [[Computer science]]
}}
'''Yashavant Kanetkar''' is an [[India]]n computer science author, known for his books on programming languages. He has authored several books on [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[VC++]], [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]], [[.NET Framework|.NET]], [[DirectX]] and [[Component Object Model|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 [[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]] from [[Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute]] and [[Master of Engineering|M.Tech]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur|IIT Kanpur]]. He is the director of KICIT,<ref name="KICIT">[http://www.kicit.com KICIT Pvt Ltd]</ref> a training company, and KSET.<ref name="KSET">[http://www.ksetindia.com/ KSET Pvt Ltd]</ref> Both these companies are based in [[Nagpur]].

==Brief History==
Kanetkar originally specialized in [[mechanical engineering]]. He came to [[Nagpur]] 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'' ({{ISBN|978-1934015254}})
* ''Understanding Pointers in C''({{ISBN|978-8176565370}})
* ''C Column Collection'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565370}})
* ''C Pearls'' ({{ISBN|978-8170298595}})
* ''C Projects'' ({{ISBN|978-8170292562}})
* ''C#.NET Fundas'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565806}})
* ''C++.Net Fundas'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565806}})
* ''C++. Net'' ({{ISBN|978-9812140586}})
* ''Data Structure Through C'' ({{ISBN|978-8176567060}})
* ''Data Structure Through C++'' ({{ISBN|978-8176567077}})
* ''Direct X Game Programming Fundas'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565820}})
* ''Exploring C'' ({{ISBN|978-8176566339}})
* ''Go Embedded'' ({{ISBN|978-8183332538}})
* ''Graphics Under C'' ({{ISBN|978-8170299936}})
* ''Introduction To OOPS & C++'' ({{ISBN|978-8176568630}})
* ''Interview Questions in C Programming''
* ''Interview Questions in C++ Programming''
* ''Java Servlets JSP'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565813}})
* ''Let Us C - 9th Ed.'' ({{ISBN|978-1934015254}})
* ''Let Us C Solutions - 9th Ed.'' ({{ISBN|978-1934015339}})
* ''Let Us C++'' ({{ISBN|8176561061}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7656-106-8}})
* ''Let Us Python - 2nd Ed.'' ({{ISBN|9389845009}}, {{ISBN|978-9389845006}})
* ''Object Oriented Programming with C++'' ({{ISBN|978-8176568579}})
* ''Programming Experience in BASIC'' ({{ISBN|978-8176566360}})
* ''Test Your C Skill - 2nd Ed.'' ({{ISBN|978-8170298014}})
* ''Test Your C++ Skill'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565547}})
* ''Test Your C#.NET Skills: Language Elements Pt. 1'' ({{ISBN|978-8183332552}})
* ''Test Your Unix Skill'' ({{ISBN|978-8170298489}})
* ''Test Your VB.NET Skills- Part II- Technology Skills'' ({{ISBN|8183331378}})
* ''Understanding Pointers in C - 4th Ed.'' ({{ISBN|978-8176563581}})
* ''Undocumented DOS Through C'' ({{ISBN|978-8170295198}})
* ''Unix Shell Programming'' ({{ISBN|978-8170297536}})
* ''VC++ Gems'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565523}})
* ''VC++, COM And Beyond'' ({{ISBN|978-8176562065}})
* ''Visual C++ Programming'' ({{ISBN|978-8170299714}})
* ''Visual C++ Projects'' ({{ISBN|978-8176560634}})
* ''Working With C (For DOE - A & B Level)'' ({{ISBN|978-8170293019}})
* ''Writing TSR's Through C'' ({{ISBN|978-8170295204}})
* ''Writing Windows Device Drivers''
* ''BPB Let US C ([[Hindi]])''
* ''Let Us C# (Covers C# 3.0)''
* ''XML Fundas'' ({{ISBN|978-8176565837}})
* ''Let Us Java'' ({{ISBN|978-8183334679}})

==External links==
* [http://www.kicit.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.iitkalumni.org/ IIT Kanpur Alumni Association Page]

==References==
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