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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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12answers
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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 ...
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Is there a point to writing in C or C++ instead of C# without knowing specifically what would make a program faster?
I wrote a small library in Python for handling the xbox 360's STFS files to be used on my web applications. I would like to rewrite it for use in the many desktop programs people are writing for 360 ...
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CoffeeScript translates to JavaScript. Is there something like it for C? [duplicate]
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Is there a language that transcompiles to C with a better syntax?
There are many language implementations which compile to C. However, most of them have some language ...
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C is written in C, how is this possible? [duplicate]
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How could the first C++ compiler be written in C++?
I know my question goes to the underground galaxy cave where languages are born and involves some lambda math and ...
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What makes C so popular in the age of OOP?
I code a lot in both C and C++, but did not expect C to be the second most popular language, slightly behind Java.
TIOBE Programming Community Index
I'm curious as to why, in this age of OOP, C is ...
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going from C,C++ to php [closed]
I need some good professional advice from some of you.
Till now I had worked in c and C++ with having a good exposure to telecom background.This is around 8 years since I am working on these ...
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Do C library functions generally mimic the Intel assembly language style?
I'm looking at the basic strcpy function. It is
char *strcpy( char *dest, const char *src );
Which reminds me of assembly language: MOV DEST, SRC
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Why are several popular programming languages influenced by C? [closed]
The Top 10 programming languages, according to the TIOBE index seem to be heavily influenced by C:
1. Java
The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model ...
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Correct For Loop Design
What is the correct design for a for loop?
Felix currently uses
if len a > 0 do
for var i in 0 upto len a - 1 do
println a.[i];
done
done
which is inclusive of the upper bound. This ...
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Why we still need C in terms of development for high level programming modules? [duplicate]
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I don't know C. And why should I learn it?
I was kind of awkward in coding with C, though I am somewhat familiar with it. I like Java and C#. The reason I like to ...
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Why is scanf called scanf? (Same for printf.)
I am just curious why in the C programming language the function to read formatted input was called "scanf" as opposed to "readf". I assume it is derived from an earlier language, so in that case why ...
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Why has the rate of programming language popularization slowed down in recent decades? [closed]
If I understand correctly, there was a huge birth of programming languages during the early decades of computing, but then things have stabilized.
Basically, why are many universities and industries ...
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Is C a MUST-learn language for programmer? [duplicate]
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I don't know C. And why should I learn it?
I start my programming from Java, and learned PHP. Also, because of the work, I learned Objective-C. But most of the ...
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Why has C prevailed over Pascal?
My understanding is that in the 1980s, and perhaps in the 1990s too, Pascal and C were pretty much head-to-head as production languages.
Is the ultimate demise of Pascal only due to Borland's neglect ...
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Do the young minds need to learn the pointer concepts?
Why did the C master Dennis Ritchie introduce pointers in C? And why did the other programming languages like VB.NET or Java or C# eliminate them? I have found some points in Google, and I want to ...
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How could the first C++ compiler be written in C++?
Stroustrup claims that Cfront, the first C++ compiler, was written in C++ (Stroustrup FAQ).
However, how is it even possible that the first C++ compiler be written in C++?
The code that makes up the ...
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Is the C programming language still used?
I am a C# programmer, and most of my development is for websites along with a few Windows application. As far as C goes, I haven't used it in a long time, as there was no need to. It came to me as a ...
