Understanding Strict-Aliasing Rules
The strict-aliasing rules allow the compiler to assume that your code does not alias between incompatible types. In this way, the compiler
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Damiano Pe
Jan 12, 2022
A Trick You May Not Know And You Shouldn't Even Use
In this dev tip, we talk about a trick that most likely you don't know and which is now more than anything else a legacy of the...
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mattiaducci
Dec 21, 2021
C-Christmas tree
In this article we will create a sparkling Christmas tree in C using ANSI escape sequences and a smart use of pointers
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Damiano Pe
Dec 9, 2021
The Difference Between char str* And char str[]
When we define str_1, the compiler creates a character array large enough to hold the string "hello world", which is an immutable string...
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Damiano Pe
Nov 25, 2021
Effectively Use extern To Share Global Variables
The cleanest and most reliable way to export a global variable is to put an extern declaration inside a header file. This way, when...
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Damiano Pe
Nov 18, 2021
How To Cast The Result Of malloc
A question that often arises when allocating a new block of memory in C is: should I cast the result of malloc or not?
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Damiano Pe
Nov 10, 2021
Don't Use feof() To Control A File Read Loop
How do you successfully create a file reading loop by checking if you have reached the end of the file? In C the function feof checks for...
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Damiano Pe
Nov 3, 2021
Understand All Declarations With The Clockwise-Spiral Rule
The Clockwise-Spiral Rule is a must-have tool that lets C/C++ programmers quickly understand the meaning of variable or function declaration
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Damiano Pe
Nov 2, 2021
The Meaning Of argc And argv In main()
The input parameters argc and argv are used to send arguments to a program. The program receives arguments thanks to argv, which is a...
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