This book is an introduction to essential C language programming. Robert C. Seacord, a long-standing member of the C standards committee with over 40 years of programming experience, developed the book in collaboration with other C experts, such as Clang’s lead maintainer Aaron Ballman and C project editor JeanHeyd Meneide. This second edition of Effective C has been thoroughly updated to cover C23, which enhances the safety, security, and usability of the language.

Author: Robert C. Seacord
Publisher: No Starch Press
Date: October 2024
Pages: 312
ISBN: 978-1718504127
Print:718504128
Kindle: B0D46WNKCP
Audience: C programmers
Level: Introduction/Intermediate
Category: C/C++

Topics include:

• Develop professional C code that is fast, robust, and secure
• Use objects, functions, and types effectively
• Safely and correctly use integers and floating-point types
• Manage dynamic memory allocation
• Use strings and character types efficiently
• Perform I/O operations using C standard streams and POSIX file descriptors
• Make effective use of C’s preprocessor
• Debug, test, and analyze C programs

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