Practical C Programming: Why Does 2+2 = 5986?

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense,...
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Practical C Programming: Why Does 2+2 = 5986? by Oualline, Steve

Practical C Programming: Why Does 2+2 = 5986?

¥10,078

Practical C Programming: Why Does 2+2 = 5986?

¥10,078
Author: Steve Oualline
Format: Paperback
Language: English

There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell Handbooks(R) famous.C programming is more than just getting the syntax right. Style and debugging also play a tremendous part in creating programs that run well and are easy to maintain. This book teaches you not only the mechanics of programming, but also describes how to create programs that are easy to read, debug, and update.Practical rules are stressed. For example, there are fifteen precedence rules in C (&& comes before comes before ?: ). The practical programmer reduces these to two:

  • Multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction.
Contrary to popular belief, most programmers do not spend most of their time creating code. Most of their time is spent modifying someone else's code. This books shows you how to avoid the all-too-common obfuscated uses of C (and also to recognize these uses when you encounter them in existing programs) and thereby to leave code that the programmer responsible for maintenance does not have to struggle with. Electronic Archaeology, the art of going through someone else's code, is described.This third edition introduces popular Integrated Development Environments on Windows systems, as well as UNIX programming utilities, and features a large statistics-generating program to pull together the concepts and features in the language.

Author: Steve Oualline
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 08/26/1997
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781565923065


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2009 pg. 21

About the Author

Steve Oualline lives in Southern California, where he works as a software engineer for a major phone company. In his free time he is a real engineer on the Poway Midland Railroad. Steve has written almost a dozen books on programming and Linux software. His web site is http: //www.oualline.com .


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