The C Standard: Incorporating Technical Corrigendum 1

BSI (The British Standards Institution)

ISBN 10: 0470845732 / ISBN 13: 9780470845738

Published by Wiley, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The C Standard: Incorporating Technical Corrigendum 1
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470845732
• ISBN 13: 9780470845738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The definitive reference for any C programmer or for programmers needing to work with C programs.

Every book written about C refers frequently to the international standard that defines the language, this will be a must-have companion volume for everyone who is serious about programming in this language.

• The complete, current C standard (ISO/IEC 9899-1999) as approved by international standards bodies (BSI and ANSI)
• The ONLY available bound version of the standard
• Includes the C rationale which provides a valuable insight into why certain decisions were made during the creation of the language
• An introductory chapter explains what the standards process is and how the reader can participate in the standards process

From the Back Cover

The definitive must-have volume for everyone who is seriousabout programming in C

Like a dictionary to an author, the C Standard is an essentialreference for C programmers. Whether you write tools, compilers, orprograms you will need to refer to the latest internationalstandard that defines the language in order to be sure your coderuns correctly.

The complete, current international C Standard incorporatingTechnical Corrigendum 1 is better known as C99 + TC although it istechnically BS ISO/IEC 9899:1999 as approved by all nationalstandards bodies (such as ANSI). This hardback edition isthe ONLY available bound paper version of the standard and isideal for keeping to hand for easy reference.

Additionally, you will find in the first part of the volume theC rationale, which provides a valuable insight into why certaindecisions were made during the creation of the language. The bookhas an introduction by Francis Glassborow explaining the standardsprocess and how to participate. Dennis Ritchie, creator of thelanguage, provides the Foreword.