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numeromancer on March 23, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: I use and love Python. What's the best boo...

Try this:

http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/cclass/cclass.html

Once you can stand on your C legs, you should read the C-FAQ, here:

http://www.c-faq.com/

and get a copy of the C99 standard. It's supposed to be here:

http://www.dkuug.dk/JTC1/SC22/WG14/

but the site was unavailble when I tried to check it before writing this comment.

Various C-related stuff that is good to read:

http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/duffs-device.html

http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/ten-commandments.html

http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/pikestyle.html

Take this with a pinch of salt:

http://www.seebs.net/faqs/c-iaq.html

benster222 on March 23, 2010 [–]

K&R, the definitive reference and Expert C Programming:Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Linden

Because the best way to understand a language (and its ups and downs) is from someone who understands that language's compiler.

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