Effective C

Robert C. Seacord is a Technical Director at NCC Group where he develops and delivers secure coding training in C, C++, and other languages. Seacord is an expert on the C Standards committee. His six previous books include The CERT C Coding Standard and Secure Coding in C and C++.

"A worthwhile addition to a C programmer’s bookshelf." —Ian Bruntlett, ACCU"Effective C will teach you C programming for the modern era...This book's emphasis on the security aspects of C programming is unmatched. My personal recommendation is that, after reading it, you use all of the available tools it presents to avoid undefined behavior in the C programs you write. —Pascal Cuoq, Chief Scientist, TrustInSoft"An excellent introduction to Modern C." —Francis Glassborow, ACCU"A really, really good C book that does not talk down to you."—Stephan Neuhaus, @stephanneuhaus1"An updated and relevant version of what you may be coding. I'm a fan."—Christoff Sogon, @sogonsec

• IntroductionChapter 1: Getting StartedChapter 2: Objects, Functions, and TypesChapter 3: Arithmetic TypesChapter 4: Expressions and OperatorsChapter 5: Control FlowChapter 6: Dynamically Allocated MemoryChapter 7: Characters and StringsChapter 8: Input/OutputChapter 9: PreprocessorChapter 10: Program StructureChapter 11: Debugging, Testing, and AnalysisIndex