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Writing Bug Free C Code

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Writing Bug-Free C Code
A Programming Style That Automatically Detects Bugs in C Code
by Jerry Jongerius / January 1995


Note to this online book: On April 29, 2002, I reacquired the publishing
rights to my book (from Prentice Hall), and have decided to publish it
online, where it is now freely available for anyone to read (and print -
provided that the printed copy is only for your personal use). I have
personally moved on to the Java programming language, and now to HTML5.
This book is showing its age, but for anyone who still programs in C,
the techniques described in this book -- especially the class
methodology in Chapter 4 -- are still a 'little gem' worth knowing
about. Enjoy! jerryj@duckware.com

0. Preface
1. Understand Why Bugs Exist
2. Know Your Environment
3. Rock-Solid Base
4. The Class Methodology
5. A New Heap Manager
6. Designing Modules
7. General Tips
8. Style Guide
9. Conclusion
A. Appendix: Code Listings
References
C Programming with:

Class Methodology §4
Data hiding §4.2
Runtime type checking §4.4
Compile time type checking §4.3
Fault tolerant asserts §3.3
Fault tolerant functions §4.6
Compile-time asserts §2.1.4
Symbolic heap walking §5.2.9
Heap leak detection §5.5


Book C Source Code (9k): source.zip (for DOS, Windows, UNIX, etc)

Sections of this book that talk about Microsoft or Windows are
generally marked with the 'Windows' graphic. You can safely skip those
sections of this book if you want to.

Copyright © 1993-1995, 2002-2015 Jerry Jongerius, jerryj@duckware.com
This book was previously published by Person Education, Inc.,
formerly known as Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-183898-9
Check Amazon for used paperback availability

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