Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets

Learning C is difficult because you need to know how the machine actually works. Trust me, there are no shortcuts. The year can be 2036, learning C will be the same.

With that said, these books are excellent:

http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Language-Brian-W-Kernighan...

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Plus-6th-Developers-Library/dp/...

lastofus · 2016-04-24 · Original thread

"Deep C Secrets" is quite good.

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

fit2rule · 2015-09-02 · Original thread

I concur .. another good book that will teach you more about C in a productive way, is "Expert C Programming- Deep C Secrets":

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

bleakgadfly · 2015-08-27 · Original thread

Expert C Programming: Deep Secrets (http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...)

Advanced C: Tips and Techniques (http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Techniques-Hayden-Books-Libra...)

michaelcampbell · 2015-02-28 · Original thread

More of a general (i.e., not embedded systems specific) book on C is "Deep C Secrets", by Peter Van Der Linden.

Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

tjr · 2014-07-25 · Original thread

C would be worth studying, as would some books around and about C. (Peter van der Linden's Expert C Programming comes to mind.) Even if you don't actually use C much, it's been a standard for a long time, with lots of interesting heritage.

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

pjungwir · 2013-10-23 · Original thread

Everyone else's advice to learn by doing is great, but there is also _Expert C Programming_ by Peter van der Linden:

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

The presentation's "Deep C" pun is a reference to this book, and if you make it all the way to slide 444 you'll see it mentioned as further reading. It's a wonderful book for understanding C (not C++) and what's really going on.

halayli · 2013-03-09 · Original thread

Just FYI, If you know C and you want to take it to the next level, then Expert C Programming:Deep Secrets is one of the best books out there.

http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

unimpressive · 2013-02-19 · Original thread

I never got into C because of books like "Expert C Programming"[0], knowing they exist tells me that theres a ton of "gotchas", and life is too short for that if I'm not really crazy about it in the first place.

Then again, as far as actual grammars go, I've heard C++ is bad enough that the compilers are the standard, and that if you want to be "compliant" with real world C++ code you copy every feature [1] of GCC.

[0]: http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

[1]: ftp://ftp.trailing-edge.com/pub/rsx11freewarev2/rsx81b/374001/jargon.txt

cjg_ · 2013-02-10 · Original thread

K&R is great! For a really deep understanding how pointer and arrays are related I also recommend Expert C Programming by Peter van der Linden (http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...)

EatenByGrues · 2010-11-13 · Original thread

I may be using the word 'modern' a bit liberally here, but these are all more recent than K&R at least. 'C A Reference Manual' I think is what a lot of people really want out of a C book and 'Expert C'/'C Traps and Pitfalls' both help with all of the less intuitive parts of the language that you don't really get out of K&R.

C A Reference Manual http://www.amazon.com/Reference-Manual-Samuel-P-Harbison/dp/...

Expert C http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

C Interfaces and Implementations http://www.amazon.com/Interfaces-Implementations-Techniques-...

C Traps and Pitfalls http://www.amazon.com/C-Traps-Pitfalls-Andrew-Koenig/dp/0201...

jaimzob · 2010-09-28 · Original thread

The Butt-Ugly Fish Book has a great section on this: http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

In fact it's filled with great sections - go read it if you haven't.

gcv · 2010-03-23 · Original thread

After K&R, I highly recommend Peter van der Linden's Expert C Programming (http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...). It's fun to read (yes, really), and you'll understand the language better for it. C is fairly quirky, and this book helps navigate those quirks.

For example, I bet most people who claim to "know" C can neither explain the difference between arrays and pointers, nor clarify where they cannot be used interchangeably. I was lucky to have read that book early on in my days of C, so I actually know the answer.

andrewcooke · 2010-03-23 · Original thread

not for learning, but as a reference to keep on your desk when programming in c - harbison + steele http://www.careferencemanual.com/

this is also worth reading once you've got the basics down - http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Programming-Peter-van-Linden/dp...

ISBN: 0131774298