Expert C Programming
Expert C Programming
ISBN: 9780131774292 | Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR | English | 384 pages | PDF | Fri Jun 24 1994 | 2Mb
By Peter van der Linden Defying the stereotypical notion that technical books tend to be boring, Expert C Programming offers a lively and often humorous look at many aspects of C from how memory is laid out to the details of pointers and arrays. The author reveals his points through invaluable anecdotes, such as stories of costly bugs, and through folklore, such as the contents of Donald Knuth's first publication. Each chapter ends with a section entitled "Some Light Relief," which discusses topics (topics that some may consider to be "recreational"), such as programming contests. A fabulous appendix on job interview questions finishes the book. 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 * The C code for a complete BASIC interpreter