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ANSI & ISO Standard C by P J Plauger & Jim Brodie [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Even at the higher price it is an excellent purchase and belongs on every C programmers bookshelf.

Advanced C Struct Programming by John W.L. Ogilvie [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Buy this book, set aside a regular time to work at it, stick to your routine and find yourself becoming far more professional in your programming.

C Interfaces and Implementations by David Hanson [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I would encourage serious C programmers to study this book (that means reading and re-reading until understanding occurs). In the short term it is easy to claim that you do not have time to make this kind of effort. In the long term you do not have time not to.

C Puzzle Book, The by Alan Feuer [Highly Recommended]

Joe McCool writes:
Enjoying the challenge is what this book is all about and I really do recommend it highly, a lot can be learnt from it.

C Traps and Pitfalls by Andrew Koenig [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
An intimate knowledge of this book will reduce the bug rate in your C and low-level C++ code by at least 90%.

C++ and C Debugging, Testing, and Reliability by D Spuler [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I think that both these books are ones that you should make the effort to get and read. If I were your manager I would not accept any excuses.

Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot by Allen I Holub [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
From time to time he had me bouncing up and down with fury shouting 'idiot, you cannot do it like that' but at other times I found myself purring to find someone who agreed with me.

Expert C Programming, Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Linden [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
I think that both these books are ones that you should make the effort to get and read. If I were your manager I would not accept any excuses.

More Programming Pearls, Confessions of a Coder by Jon Bentley [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
If you are serious about your programming you should make an opportunity to read this book and then give it to someone else.

No Bugs, Delivering Error Free Code in C and C++ by David Thielen [Highly Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
I cannot recommend this book too highly. Go out and buy a copy NOW, it is worth every penny of the price.

Pointers on C by Kenneth Reek [Highly Recommended]

Francis Glassborow writes:
Let me stick my neck out and declare that this is the best introductory text on C programming that I have seen.
The author understands the needs of his readership and lays an excellent foundation.

Software Solutions in C by Dale Schumacher [Highly Recommended]

Ian Cargill writes:
While there is a surfeit of C books for beginners, there are all too few books which show the intermediate programmer how to use C to solve practical problems. Software Solutions in C is an excellent book which does just that.

Writing Efficient Programs by Jon Bentley [Highly Recommended]

Jon Jagger writes:
Get it. Read it.

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