book on C99

[beliavsky]

Is there a book on the C language that covers the features added in
the C99 standard, described at
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/c99/ ?

 

[tweak]

Is there a book on the C language that covers the features added in
the C99 standard, described at
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/c99/ ?

If you want to buy a book, you can buy the standard or use the draft.

The standard is available for $18USD at

http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp

the draft is available for free at:

http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG14/

and O'REILLY has

C Pocket Reference

which also covers C99.

The best tutorial is still

"The C Programming Lanaguage 2nd Ed" by K&R.

even though it doesn't cover up to C99.

Cheers,

Brian

 

[Alan Balmer]

Is there a book on the C language that covers the features added in
the C99 standard, described at
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/c99/ ?

Try Harbison & Steele - "C A Reference Manual". They cover the
language from pre-standard through C99.

 

[Keith Thompson]

Try Harbison & Steele - "C A Reference Manual". They cover the
language from pre-standard through C99.

Be sure to get the 5th edition. The 4th edition, which is still
widely available, doesn't cover C99.

 

[Dan Pop]

Is there a book on the C language that covers the features added in
the C99 standard, described at
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/c99/ ?

It always helps to mention what kind of book you're looking for:
tutorial, reference, ultimate reference.

AFAIK, there is only one C99 tutorial book, C Primer Plus 4ed by Stephen
Prata, but I wouldn't trust it, since I don't know how the author tested
his example code. More details at http://www.accu.org/cgi-bin/accu/rvout.cgi?from=0rv_Francis_Glassborow&file=c003203a

Other people have already covered the reference and ultimate reference
kinds.

Dan

 

[tigervamp]

If you want to buy a book, you can buy the standard or use the draft.

The standard is available for $18USD at

http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp

the draft is available for free at:

http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG14/

and O'REILLY has

C Pocket Reference

which also covers C99.

The best tutorial is still

"The C Programming Lanaguage 2nd Ed" by K&R.

even though it doesn't cover up to C99.

Cheers,

Brian

The O'Reilly Pocket reference isn't bad but some of what it covers is
pre-C99 and this is not distinguished in the text which can be
confusing, I don't recommend it. It certainly isn't a complete
reference either (hence 'pocket reference').

The C99 standard will of course cover everything, you can get a fully
bookmarked pdf version for $18 online.

The book "C, A Reference Manual - 5th edition" is highly recommended.
It is a very well written, complete and concise reference to the C99
standard and also covers C89 and traditional C.

Rob