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C in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))
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by Peter Prinz and Tony Crawford
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Paperback: 618 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. December 16, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596006977
ISBN-13: 978-0596006976
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
Book Description
Learning a language--any language--involves a process wherein you learn to rely less and less on instruction and more increasingly on the aspects of the language you've mastered. Whether you're learning French, Java, or C, at some point you'll set aside the tutorial and attempt to converse on your own. It's not necessary to know every subtle facet of French in order to speak it well, especially if there's a good dictionary available. Likewise, C programmers don't need to memorize every detail of C in order to write good programs. What they need instead is a reliable, comprehensive reference that they can keep nearby. C in a Nutshell is that reference.
This long-awaited book is a complete reference to the C programming language and C runtime library. Its purpose is to serve as a convenient, reliable companion in your day-to-day work as a C programmer. C in a Nutshell covers virtually everything you need to program in C, describing all the elements of the language and illustrating their use with numerous examples.
The book is divided into three distinct parts. The first part is a fast-paced description, reminiscent of the classic Kernighan & Ritchie text on which many C programmers cut their teeth. It focuses specifically on the C language and preprocessor directives, including extensions introduced to the ANSI standard in 1999. These topics and others are covered:
- Numeric constants
- Implicit and explicit type conversions
- Expressions and operators
- Functions
- Fixed-length and variable-length arrays
- Pointers
- Dynamic memory management
- Input and output
The second part of the book is a comprehensive reference to the C runtime library; it includes an overview of the contents of the standard headers and a description of each standard library function. Part III provides the necessary knowledge of the C programmer's basic tools: the compiler, the make utility, and the debugger. The tools described here are those in the GNU software collection.
C in a Nutshell is the perfect companion to K&R, and destined to be the most reached-for reference on your desk.
About The Author
Peter is a seminar leader and key course developer, teaching courses to thousands of software developers for Unix and Windows systems. As the chief developer and cofounder of the IT company Authensis AG in Germany, he has gained extensive experience in software development for computer telephony. Peter is also the author of several other books on software development in C/C++, most of them as co-author with Ulla Kirch-Prinz, including O'Reilly's "C Pocket Reference". Tony Crawford is a technical-writer and freelance translator with a strong C background based just outside Berlin, Germany. In addition to regular software localization projects, he has translated books on network administration and ATM. A US native, Tony completed undergraduate work at Occidental College, Los Angeles; Universit de Perpignan, France; and Technische Universit t, Berlin. Tony translates from German into English.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Chapter Overview 01. C Basics 02. Types 03. Literals 04. Type Conversions 05. Expressions & Operators 06. Statements 07. Functions 08. Arrays 09. Pointers 10. Structures, Unions, and Bit Fields 11. Declarations 12. Dynamic Memory Management 13. Input & Output 14. Preprocessing Directives 15. Standard Headers 16. STL Functions Overview 17. STL Functions in Detail 18. Compiling with GCC 19. Using make to build C programs 20. Debugging with GDB Book Review For all new and experienced C programmers, this is an absolute must-buy reference to have at your side! Extremely well-written, laid out in a wise and efficient manner, this book will cover all the basics of C programming like function declarations, logic branches, looping methods, struct creation, etc etc etc. Aside from the basics of creating C programs, you will also learn how to use the GNU compiler, GDB debugger, make files, the whole shebang! Probably my favorite part of this book is the deep analysis of the standard library, so you can eliminate the basics of C programming altogether and avoid re-inventing the wheel when so much has already been done for you!!! For anyone that is learning or wants to learn how to use C in the best way possible, pick up this book YESTERDAY, you won't regret it!!! ***** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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