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Unspecified Behaviour in C and C++

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This article covers the various aspects of unspecified behaviour in the C and C++ programming languages. It is a sequel to earlier articles on...

Understanding Undefined Behaviour in C

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In the first part of this article, we discussed sequence points in C as well as case studies of undefined behaviour, using various examples...

What’s New in C++11 and C++14?

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The C++ general-purpose programming language has evolved considerably over time. In this article, the author discusses some of the changes brought about by the...

Different C Standards: The Story of C

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  This article covers the various standards of the C language, from K&R C through ANSI C, C99, C11 and Embedded C. I have always wanted...

A quick look at integer promotion in C

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Data types like char and short int take a fewer number of bytes than int. These data types are automatically promoted to int or...

Microsoft extends C language with power of open source

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Microsoft has released a new research project called Checked C that extends the existing C language. The new offering emerges as an open source...

Joy of Programming: The Legacy of C

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Dennis Ritchie died on the 8th of October 2011, at the age of 70. His lasting contributions to computing include creating the C language,...

Joy of Programming: Questions and Answers on C

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Let's look at some of the queries received from readers relating to programming in C. Q. Where are enum members stored in memory? How does...

Joy of Programming: About the Java Overflow Bug

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[The Joy of Programming] In this column, we’ll discuss a common overflow bug in JDK, which surprisingly occurs in the widely used algorithms like binary search and mergesort in C-based languages.