[H-GEN] C programming idioms

[Nick Kwiatkowski]

Greg Black wrote on 17/02/2007 10:21:34 AM:
> On 2007-02-16, bjf at bjf.id.au wrote:
>
> > My question to the collective consciousness is, what resources do the
> > professional C developers here use as tutorials and references to get
> > this more advanced knowledge that you typically don't find in the
> > "Teach Yourself C for Dummies in 24 Hours" kind of books?
>
> I don't think professional C developers need tutorials and tips about
> idioms and good practice; however, I can provide some useful resources:
>
>   1. The comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions (which you should read
>      in full several times until it is embedded in your brain)
>
>      http://c-faq.com/
>
>      Note that it answers the original question and should be the first
>      port of call for all questions about C.
>
>   2. The C Programming Language, 2nd ed., 1988, Kernighan & Ritchie
>
>   3. The Practice of Programming, 1999, Kernighan & Pike
>
>   4. The Elements of Programming Style, 2nd ed., 1978, Kernighan &
>      Plauger
>
> Wow, I must be a fan of Brian Kernighan.  Note that (4) uses Fortran and
> PL/I for its examples, but they are perfectly useful for programmers of
> all kinds and don't require great skills in the target languages.
>

I will just add to Greg's list more to do with want you want to programme
with, language aspects aside, as that is where experience shows, in using
the O/S, libraries that form the container that you application runs, in
the most effective way. Assuming that you are going to develop in a UN*X
like environment (rather than M$ Doze), then:

1.  Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 1992, Stevens

2.  UNIX Network Programming, 1990. Stevens

Both are dated, but good reads with good examples.

Cheers,

Nik

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