C Subtleties - Course Syllabus

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A short course for programmers who already have some experience of writing in C. The course illustrates some of the more subtle features of the language both syntactic and semantic. This module is best presented in a workshop format.

Introduction

Subtlety of the language

Recap if necessary

Syntax

Semicolons

Multi-Character Tokens

Logical and Boolean Operators

Precedence Pitfalls

Functions

Arrays, Pointers, Strings etc.

Semantics

Sign Extension

Order of Evaluation

Pointers and arrays

Problems with Malloc

The Pre-processor

Define and Typedef

Side effects of Macro's

Notes

1. All participants receive copies of all slide material.
2. The Course is regularly updated to include new material.
3. Experience of programming in C is a pre-requisite.
4. The Course is applicable to all versions C but does not deal with operating system specific issues.
5. The length of the Course is normally one day.