Expert c programming deep c secrets

[Book Description]

For software engineers and computer programmers who are writing, developing, testing, debugging software on either IBM PCs or Unix systems. Written for experienced C programmers who want to quickly pick up some of the insights and techniques of experts and master the fine arts of ANSI C, this volume passes on the wisdom of a highly experienced C compiler writer and his colleagues to help programmers reach new heights, and avoid common software pitfalls along the way. Using an original approach and a humorous style that makes deep knowledge both easy and accessible, it gathers into one place, tips, hints, shortcuts, guidelines, ideas, idioms, heuristics, tools, anecdotes, C folklore, and techniques that are often penciled in margins and on backs of papers by those working in the programming trenches-working on many different kinds of projects, over many, many years

[Table of 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

Index