Name: 21st Century C
ISBN: 9781491903896

21st Century C

Throw out your old ideas about C and get to know a programming language that’s substantially outgrown its origins. With this revised edition of 21st Century C, you’ll discover up-to-date techniques missing from other C tutorials, whether you’re new to the language or just getting reacquainted. C isn’t just the foundation of modern programming languages; it is a modern language, ideal for writing efficient, state-of-the-art applications. Get past idioms that made sense on mainframes and learn the tools you need to work with this evolved and aggressively simple language. No matter what programming language you currently favor, you’ll quickly see that 21st century C rocks. Set up a C programming environment with shell facilities, makefiles, text editors, debuggers, and memory checkers Use Autotools, C’s de facto cross-platform package manager Learn about the problematic C concepts too useful to discard Solve C’s string-building problems with C-standard functions Use modern syntactic features for functions that take structured inputs Build high-level, object-based libraries and programs Perform advanced math, talk to internet servers, and run databases with existing C libraries This edition also includes new material on concurrent threads, virtual tables, C99 numeric types, and other features.

What Hacker News says

xbarOct 2024

I like Modern C. I have reviewed it favorably in several places. I agree it is intermediate.

I think 21st Century C by Ben Klemens and C Programming a Modern Approach by King are both more approachable alternatives as a modern C companions to K&R.

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optymizerAug 2024

I would split the books into two categories: those that improve the way you structure your code and deliver a software solution, and those that improve your technical understanding of the software platform and the computer you're using.

The first are books like Pragmatic Programmer, Mythical Man Month, Code Complete, Design Patterns, talks by Alan Kay on software systems and OOP, even Game Engine Architecture etc. A lot of the content there is distilled experience which is much faster to learn from a book than gain the hard way on the job.

The other books are practical deep dives. Here I would recommend a variety of books like Inside the Machine by Stokes, Computer Architecture by Hennessy, 21st Century C by Klemens, Crafting Interpreters by Nystrom, Compilers by Aho, Effective Java, Nature of Code by Shiffman, Ray Tracing Challenge by Buck, Hands on Hacking by Hickey, and others, depending on your interest and area of focus.

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rahimnathwaniAug 2023

I was searching for recommendations on a good resource for learning C.

The book '21st Century C' was recommended a few times on HN, and it has a good appendix on the basics, which is good for those who may not have used C except for undergrad assignments.

These lectures notes cover not only the basics of the C language, but also some things that are essential to learn alongside (like how to use assert, and how to step through a program with gdb).

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randcrawJun 2023

"21st Century C" by Klemens (2014) fills that niche: https://www.amazon.com/21st-Century-Tips-New-School/dp/14919...

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alforNov 2021

If you like this reasoning absolutely read: A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

https://www.amazon.com/Hunter-Gatherers-Guide-21st-Century-C...

There is so much knowledge about how our modern world is causing much of our health problems.

Wisdom teeth: food to soft Myopia: not enough exposure to UV light while growing

Whe should know these things way before we think of medication and chirurgy. And yes, use science and technology to improve our lives when appropriate.

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10x-devApr 2021

If you want to write applications in C, do yourself a favor and read 21st Century C by Klemens.

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