C programming language

The C programming language is a standardized imperative computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie for use on the UNIX operating system. It has since spread to many other operating systems, and is one of the most widely used programming languages. C is prized for its efficiency, and is the most popular programming language for writing system software, though it is also used for writing applications. It is also commonly used in computer science education, despite not being designed for novices.

References

• Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie: The C Programming Language. Also known as K&R — The original book on C.
• 1st, Prentice Hall 1978; ISBN 0-131-10163-3. Pre-ANSI C.
• 2nd, Prentice Hall 1988; ISBN 0-131-10362-8. ANSI C.
• ISO/IEC 9899. The official C:1999 standard, along with defect reports and a rationale.
• Samuel P. Harbison, Guy L. Steele: C: A Reference Manual. This book is excellent as a definitive reference manual, and for those working on C compilers. The book contains a BNF grammar for C.
• 4th, Prentice Hall 1994; ISBN 0-133-26224-3.
• 5th, Prentice Hall 2002; ISBN 0-130-89592-X.
• Derek M. Jones: The New C Standard: A Cultural and Economic Commentary, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-70917-1, online material
• Robert Sedgewick: Algorithms in C, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-31452-5 (Part 1–4) and ISBN 0-201-31663-3 (Part 5)
• William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, William T. Vetterling, Brian P. Flannery: Numerical Recipes in C (The Art of Scientific Computing), ISBN 0-521-43108-5