The c puzzle book revised edition

Jump to ratings and reviews. Want to Read. Buy on Amazon. Rate this book. The C Puzzle Book. Alan R. The C Puzzle Book is an excellent choice for all programmers who want to expand on their basic knowledge of the C programming language. Completely compliant with ANSI C, this book has been designed to help readers gain a more thorough understanding of the C syntax and semantics through interesting puzzles that challenge the readers proficiency with the basics.

C programming specialist Alan Feuer covers major topics of C from different angles so the reader may gain a more complete understanding for the subject. He accomplishes this by including a variety of C program puzzles, challenging you to follow the puzzle through to determine the outcome.

In many cases the programs are print statements, so the puzzle solution is the resulting printout. Once you have determined the puzzle solution, you may compare it with a detailed, step-by-step derivation offered in the book.

The C Puzzle Book teaches intermediate C programming with an effective and unique method -- and its fun! Working through formidable puzzles and checking your results fine tunes your skills for future programming challenges.

This book is a great next step for any programmer who desires a deeper understanding of the C pro. Programming Computers. I had intensive instruction in C programming incollege, and used the language for several years professionallywriting device drivers, but I was still surprised, working through theproblems in this book, by how manyintricacies there are to the language that I did not understandclearly. Interestingly, many of these details are covered in thespecification of the language--i.

Rather, these details are specified, but poorly understood because they do notcome up every day. Even with a small language it is not easy to keepall the rules in mind all the time. The C Puzzle Book includes answers for the exercises, but theexplanations are sometimes terse or give you the why but not the how.

In this repository, as an ongoing project, I'm trying to write downnotes on the problems that I found more interesting or surprising,with my own more detailed commentary than the original book.

For mostof theproblems that I thought were worth commentary, I've also saved you thetrouble of typing in the code--I had to type it in and run it myselfin order to understand it! Pull requests will be gratefully considered! Help me make this another goodsource of online C info. The preceding paragraph constitutes my acknowledgement in good faithof the copyright terms applicable to the material here duplicated fromthe book The C Puzzle Book.

I believe that my act of reproducingthese C language source files falls under the doctrine of fair use,specifically the provision for works of commentary or criticism.

If Iam incorrect, please send email to [email protected] ; I willgladly remove these files from public availability if notifiedby a person with legal authority to make such requests. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Completely compliant with ANSI C, this book has been designed to help readers gain a more thorough understanding of the C syntax and semantics through interesting puzzles that challenge the readers' proficiency with the basics.

I teach programming languages about 40 years.