This book teaches C23 while also building a foundation that strengthens your programming skills regardless of what language you normally program in. Starting with a tour of C, Paul J. Lucas highlights C’s core concepts using example programs to give you the flavor of C. Next, it covers the entire C23 language including topics not often covered elsewhere such as undefined behavior, assertions, atomic variables, lock-free programming, debugging, advanced use of the preprocessor using _Generic, and more. Finally, it gives extended examples of how features common in modern programming languages might be implemented—including lists, maps, dynamic dispatch, and exceptions.

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Author: Paul J. Lucas
Publisher: APress
Date: October 2025
Pages: 432
ISBN: 978-8868815966
Print: B0F7FQWQT7
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Audience: Programmers interested in C
Level: Intermediate
Category: C/C++

Topics include:

• Write programs in C using the new features introduced in C23.
• Explore advanced or obscure parts of C not explained well elsewhere, if at all.
• See how strings, lists, maps, dynamic dispatch, and exceptions might be implemented from scratch to understand what’s really going on in whatever language you program in.

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