Home

C

C Traps

Submitted by Kirk Zurell on Fri, 2008-07-25 18:10.

C Traps and Pitfalls by Andrew Koenig is an interesting compilation of C-isms: quirks of the C language that can impact the programs you write.

» Kirk Zurell's blog

Reading C type declarations

Submitted by Kirk Zurell on Fri, 2008-07-18 13:21.

This article gives a plain-language way to read type declarations.

» Kirk Zurell's blog
FAE

Exceptional Programming

| |

What happens to high-level language programming when computer architecture changes? Walter Banks and Kirk Zurell recount the challenges of accommodating novel interrupt architectures in C for embedded systems.

» read more

Threads in C

|

Overview

Threads in C require the following:

  • A thread declaration, with a dispatch expression.
  • A thread function (either a macro, function, or other code).
» read more

C Programming for Embedded Systems

| | | |

Programmers just discovering embedded systems usually have lots of C experience, but little or no familiarity with the restrictions and peculiarities of 8-bit computer systems. The lack of amenities such as a console, operating system, or system call interface can leave them wondering where to start.

» read more

C Language Resources

These are some general resources about the C language.

» read more
FAE

C versus Assembly

| | |

This article describes a test we perform on our Code Development System compilers to test code generation. As a side benefit, it proves that C can match assembly, and beat it, even unexpectedly...

» read more
Syndicate content