Expert C programming : deep C secrets / Peter van der Linden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van der Linden, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

C (Computer program language).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 353 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : SunSoft Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This is a very different book on the C language! In an easy, conversational style, Peter van der Linden, of Sun's compiler and OS kernel group, presents dozens of astonishing examples drawn from practical experience, including software that blew up the space probe to Venus; the C bug that shut down the entire AT & T phone system; C programmer job interview secrets; why programmers can't tell Halloween from Christmas day; and the C code for a complete BASIC interpreter." "Expert C Programming reveals the coding techniques used by the best C programmers. It relates C to other languages, and includes an introduction to C++ that can be understood by any programmer without weeks of mind-bending study. Covering both the IBM PC and UNIX systems, it is an entertaining and educational romp through C showing how experts really use it. Expert C Programming is a must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the implementation, practical use, and folklore of C."--Jacket.

Contents:

1. C Through the Mists of Time

2. It's Not a Bug, It's a Language Feature

3. Unscrambling Declarations in C

4. The Shocking Truth: C Arrays and Pointers Are NOT the Same!

5. Thinking of Linking

6. Poetry in Motion: Runtime Data Structures

7. Thanks for the Memory

8. Why Programmers Can't Tell Halloween from Christmas Day

9. More about Arrays

10. More About Pointers

11. You Know C, So C++ is Easy!

Appendix: Secrets of Programmer Job Interviews.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780133522235

0133522237

9780133522228

0133522229

OCLC:

1348491829