The Best C Books
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11 RankingsThe C Programming Language
by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie, Dennis M. Ritchie
This book is meant to help the reader learn how to program in C. It is the definitive reference guide, now in a second edition. Although the first edition was written in 1978, it continues to be a worldwide best-seller. This second edition brings the classic original up to date to include the ANSI standard.
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3 RankingsExpert C Programming
by Peter van der Linden
Defying the stereotypical notion that technical books tend to be boring, Expert C Programming offers a lively and often humorous look at many aspects of C--from how memory is laid out to the details of pointers and arrays. The author reveals his points through invaluable anecdotes, such as stories of costly bugs, and through folklore, such as th...
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1 RankingAdvanced Programming in the UNIX Environment
by W. Richard Stevens, Stephen A. Rago
This book describes the programming interface to the Unix system--the system call interface and many of the functions provided in the standard C library. It is intended for anyone writing programs that run under Unix.
Like most operating systems, Unix provides numerous services to the programs that are running -- open a file, read a file, sta...
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1 RankingC: A Reference Manual
by Samuel P. Harbison, Guy L. Steele
You can find bigger books about C, but you won't find one as authoritative or helpful as this reference manual. Harbison and Steele have now gone through four editions and are beginning to cover language differences which can surprise the experienced C coder moving to C++. As always, the authors do an excellent job of explaining what's standard ...
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1 RankingWriting Solid Code: Microsoft's Techniques for Developing Bug-Free C Programs
by Steve Maguire
Any programmer worth their silicon knows that it is wiser to invest time preventing bugs from hatching than to try to exterminate them afterwards. And this is one of the best books for developing a proactive attitude towards electronic entomology. Follow Maguire's advice, and your testers, supervisors and customers will love you.
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