Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets
Peter van der Linden
12 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2010–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
The guy's a riot. It's dated but still relevant. The inside baseball stuff on problems seen while working in Sun's compiler group is fascinating.
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.
Because the best way to understand a language (and its ups and downs) is from someone who understands that language's compiler.
It was through that book, along with lots of programming and experimentation, of course, that I finally understood C.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: I use and love Python. What's the best book to learn C ? 2010 · 4 recommendations
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- Reddit's favorite programming books, from 3.5B comments 2017 · 1 recommendation
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- Ask HN: What's the best programming book you've read recently? 2014 · 1 recommendation