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Proficient at C 44 34 (6/11/2008 6:21:55 AM) comp.lang.c When we are looking to hire C programmers, we inevitably receive resumes from people who claim they are "proficient at C", or something to that extent. For those who claim they are "proficient at C", what are ... jaysome

C Unleashed Chapter 18: Hamming Codes 2 20 (12/18/2007 5:55:59 AM) comp.lang.c In C Unleashed, Chapter 18, in the section titled "Correcting the Errors: Hamming Codes", I was confused by the "(12,4)" reference. In one paragraph, the author says that: "In general, this two-value represent... jaysome

Has ANSI Approved ISO/IEC 9899:1999? 50 37 (10/23/2007 4:48:19 AM) comp.lang.c It's been almost eight years since ISO/IEC approved ISO/IEC 9899:1999. Does anyone know if ANSI has approved it? A Google search shows arguably confusing answers as to whether ANSI has approved it. For examp... jaysome

Dead Code? 4 37 (10/10/2007 6:30:36 AM) comp.lang.c /* Does main1() have dead code that can never achieve 100% decision coverage? And is main2() a valid way of fixing it so that there is no dead code and the assert() never fires off and 100% decision coverage ca... jaysome

Prototype for main() 2 19 (2/22/2007 8:37:26 AM) comp.lang.c While looking at the source code for gcc today, I noticed that a prototype for main() was declared. From gcc.c: extern int main (int, const char **); int main (int argc, const char **argv) { .... I also noti... jaysome

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warning while making cast 21 43 (6/6/2008 3:04:10 AM) comp.lang.c Hello, given a simple code: #include long hyp(long height, long base) { return sqrt(height * height + base * base); } int main(void) { long h = hyp(10, 20); return 0; } I compile this on Debian 4... mrv (331)

Re-use the argument? 68 32 (6/7/2008 6:48:49 AM) comp.lang.c Which of these functions would you go with? unsigned Func(unsigned const x) { return 3*x - 2; } or: unsigned Func(unsigned x) { x *= 3; x -= 2; return x;... toe (740)

Proficient at C 44 34 (6/11/2008 6:21:55 AM) comp.lang.c When we are looking to hire C programmers, we inevitably receive resumes from people who claim they are "proficient at C", or something to that extent. For those who claim they are "proficient at C", what are ... jaysome5767 (205)

YAPL - Yet Another Programming Language 77 132 (6/29/2008 5:27:56 PM) comp.lang.pascal.misc The World Joint Programming Language Standardization Committe (WJPLSC) hereby proclaims to the people of the world that a new programming language is needed for the benefit of the whole mankind in the 21st mill... Adem24

parsing a file error 7 45 (7/1/2008 4:35:46 AM) comp.lang.c when i try to read the first byte from an EXE file it's give different results code: FILE *me,*u; char buf_me[1]; char buf_u[1]; me= fopen(argv[0],"rb"); u= fopen(argv[1],"rb+"); frea... 3D.v.World (26)

Segmentation fault error 20 26 (7/25/2008 5:17:07 AM) comp.lang.c I am newbie ,in linux/gnu envirement,wrot test file below to see the first argument. #include "stdio.h" void main (int argc, char *argv[]) { printf ("%s", argv[0][1]); } After compiled it, $ ./test ww Segmen... enjoyfate (7)

what is restrict keyword used for 24 28 (9/2/2008 4:22:26 AM) comp.lang.c what is restrict keyword used for? eg int *restrict p; ... raashidbhatt (53)

printf #8 43 44 (9/2/2008 11:43:37 PM) comp.lang.c someone has an idea on how the printf function is programmed ? ... ahmed.bou23 (29)

is const necessary in eg int compar(const void *, const void *) 36 24 (10/15/2008 2:45:45 AM) comp.lang.c Is the keyword const necessary in the comparison function in qsort and bsearch? int (*compar)(const void *, const void *) If the pointer cannot be dereferenced why worry if the pointed object will be modified... lovecreatesbeauty (723)

How to replace parts of a string with something else 9 24 (12/11/2008 6:10:05 AM) comp.lang.c sorry for the naive question, as I am new to C. But is there a simple and elegant way to replce parts of a string (if one knows the start position and number of characters) with something else? in other words,... melroysoares (33)