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Effective C, 2nd Edition
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Effective C, 2nd Edition

by Robert C. Seacord
October 2024
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
7h 56m
English
No Starch Press
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PRAISE FOREFFECTIVE C

Effective C will teach you C programming for the modern era. . . . This book’s emphasis on the security aspects of C programming is unmatched. My personal recommendation is that, after reading it, you use all of the available tools it presents to avoid undefined behavior in the C programs you write.”

PASCAL CUOQ, CHIEF SCIENTIST, TRUSTINSOFT

“An excellent introduction to modern C.”

FRANCIS GLASSBOROW, ACCU

“A good introduction to modern C, including chapters on dynamic memory allocation, on program structure, and on debugging, testing, and analysis.”

STACK OVERFLOW, THE DEFINITIVE C BOOK LIST

“A worthwhile addition to a C programmer’s bookshelf.”

IAN BRUNTLETT, ACCU

“This is why you should program in C. Because other ...

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