There is an interesting paper that recently explored the de-facto C standard: Into the Depths of C: Elaborating the De Facto Standards, by Memarian et al. http:

There is an interesting paper that recently explored the de-facto C standard: Into the Depths of C: Elaborating the De Facto Standards, by Memarian et al. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~km569/into_the_depths_of_C.pdf http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~km569/into_the_depths_of_C.pdf