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Language Learning: Well documented C projects? [closed]
I started to learn programming in Java. Most projects, especially the standard library, are documented quite well. So well, that you actually often don't need more then the HTML documentation to learn ...
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Why use typedefs for structs?
in C (ANSI, C99, etc.), structs live in their own namespace. A struct for a linked list might look something like this:
struct my_buffer_type {
struct my_buffer_type * next;
struct ...
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'delete' operator in dynamic memory allocation [closed]
In c++, I know that when a memory space is deallocated with a 'delete' operator and then one try to fetch what the pointer points to after the deletion, it always gives an unpredictable output. ...
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Why is C so high in TIOBE index of popularity, while C++ is just under here too, but not as popular? [closed]
I can't get my head around this. If C is so much used, but C is not C++, can someone explain to me the most important reasons that makes C more used than C++ ? Where is all this C code written for ?
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Why we coudnt make it? [closed]
It's been 3 years we are using c
We studied C in our graduation, Now i am doing my post graduation in CS at one of the reputed college.
In our graduation we studied structures, pointers, simple ...
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Why do programming languages, especially C, use curly braces and not square ones? [closed]
The definition of "C-Style language" can practically be simplified down to "uses curly braces ({})." Why do we use that particular character (and why not something more reasonable, like [], which ...
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GCC compiler for C and other languages [closed]
I have gone through many reference documents about how a GCC compiler optimizes program. But I am not sure how actually a programmer request GCC attempt to optimize a program. Plz help answering this ...
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C/C++ in applications that do not concern performance [closed]
C is the best language (or maybe the single language) suitable for operating systems, drivers, embedded systems etc. For more complex domains like computer graphics C++ is a better choice. But these ...
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Learning advanced programming [closed]
I'm from India and it's not really a good place for learning and education. I'm an IT student, I've been studying various programming languages like Java, C, C++, VB etc. And its my final year in ...
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Need some advice and feedback on my code's design
I am looking for feedback on the design of my program.
I have a shell script call function.sh that defines a lot of helper functions. My intent is to use those bash functions defined in functions.sh ...
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Which language is more suitable heavy file tasks?
I need to write a script (based on basic functions) to process /image/audio/video files. The process is mainly filesystem tasks and converts. The database of files has been stored by mysql. The script ...
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Difference between C under Windows and C under UNIX [closed]
Does the 'power' of the C language change with the OS under which it is used ?
What exactly is the difference , from a programmer's point of view ?
PS : I want to dive deep into 'C' (Advanced C) ...
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What language Nginx using? [closed]
I like to EDIT the nginx.conf , and nginx virtual host conf files.
What languages they are using for Editing? Perl ? or bash ?
And I like to learn how to write module for NginX too. What language I ...
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What are the options for setting up a UNIX environment to learn C using Kernighan and Richie's The C Programming Language?
I'm a novice programmer and have been experimenting with Javascript, jQuery and PHP but felt I wasn't getting a real depth of understanding of what I was doing. So, after reading Joel Spolsky's ...
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How can I convince my boss that ANSI C is inadequate for our new project? [closed]
A few months ago, we started developing an app to control an in-house developed test equipment and record a set of measurements. It should have a simple UI, and would likely require threads due to the ...
