C Language Reference Manual (Original 5th Edition) (Original 5th Edition)

Author: Samuel P. Harbison III
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Publication Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This is the new edition of the classic C language reference manual, which provides a complete and accurate description of the specific details, runtime libraries, and programming style of C language, emphasizing correctness, portability, and maintainability. The book covers all versions of C language, including traditional C, C89, C95, C99, etc., and discusses the parts of C++ that are compatible with C. It introduces the lexical structure, preprocessor, declarations, type expressions, statements, functions, and runtime libraries of C language from top to bottom, serving as a reference for all C programmers. This best-selling authoritative reference manual provides a complete description of the basic concepts and runtime libraries of C language, while emphasizing a good C programming style based on correctness, portability, and maintainability as the fundamental starting point. It has been widely adopted by many universities abroad as a textbook or teaching reference. The book describes all the details of each version of C language, making it the only reference manual for C programmers and implementers. The new 5th edition has been revised and updated to include a complete description of the new C language standard ISO/IEC 9899:1999, including powerful language extensions and new function libraries. The website www.CAReferenceManual.com includes source code for longer examples in the book, in-depth discussions on controversial points of C language, revisions to the new ISO/IEC language standard, and links to other important C language resources. As a reference manual, the book provides a very detailed and clear description of C language:
● Standard C language (1999): The new version of the standard C language, supporting complex types and boolean types, variable-length arrays, precise floating-point programming, and new library functions with portability and internationalization.
● Standard C language (1989): The version of C language most commonly used by current programmers.
● Traditional C language: The version commonly used before 1990, with several million lines of code still in use.
● C++ compatible C language: Code that can be used in both C and C++.
● Complete runtime library for all C language versions
This is the new edition of the classic C language reference manual, which provides a complete and accurate description of the specific details, runtime libraries, and programming style of C language, emphasizing correctness, portability, and maintainability. The book covers all versions of C language, including traditional C, C89, C95, C99, etc., and discusses the parts of C++ that are compatible with C. It introduces the lexical structure, preprocessor, declarations, type expressions, statements, functions, and runtime libraries of C language from top to bottom, serving as a reference for all C programmers.