Re: Recommend book on portable C?

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From: Peter Booth
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 16:11

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barry@edw.u-net.com (Barry Edwards) wrote:

>I am aware of a number of books written on writing portable C.

>Does anyone have any opinions regarding any particular books.

>I am recommending such a book/reference as required reading for a
>development team. The idea is that programmers whom already know C
>need a set of references which they can use as a "portable C"
>authority.

>I would appreciate any opinions.

 I found Les Hatton's "Safer C" (1995) especially good. It's focus is
on avoiding the use of undefined or implementation specific features
of the C language. Andrew Koenig's "C Traps and Pitfalls" is also an
interesting read. 

Peter Booth
P.Booth@ic.ac.uk

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