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I would second 21st Century C, it's an excellent book. It has a very pragmatic approach, skipping features like unions that are not used in modern C, but going

I would second 21st Century C, it's an excellent book. It has a very pragmatic approach, skipping features like unions that are not used in modern C, but going into great detail on the important things like memory management.

flukus 7y ago
Thirded, especially on the pragmatism, this by far the most pragmatic programming book I've ever read. I fell in love with the C as a scripting language parts (https://github.com/RhysU/c99sh https://github.com/RhysU/c99sh), now I don't have much of a use for a scripting language to sit between bash and "proper language" (apart from some occasional awk).
- RhysU 7y ago
  Glad it has been of use!
armitron 7y ago
Read the reviews on Amazon. It's not a good book, the author makes embarrassing mistakes to the point where you start questioning his programming knowledge.
- psibi 7y ago
  For others, this is the review that the OP seems to be speaking about: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3IQKSK19FIEI5?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3IQKSK19FIEI5?re...
feanaro 7y ago
Huh? Since when are unions not used in modern C? Tagged unions are a really common pattern in language interpreters. What are they supposed to be replaced with?