C and C++ software
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C / C++ Language

The following internet resources provide information related to developing and maintaining software in the C and C++ languages.

C Language

While the net contains info on the on-going evolution of the C language, the actual ANSI C language specification (INCITS/ISO/IEC 9899-1999) is available as a .pdf download. You can order it from ANSI or from INCITS, where a printed version is also available.

Among the on-line language reference sites are:

• C Programming Reference, general language reference
• ANSI C Standard Library by function (Delorie)
• ANSI C Standard Library by file (Plauger)
• C FAQ from comp.lang.c (Summit)

C++ Language

Like that for C, the ANSI C++ language specification (ISO/IEC 14882:2003) is available as a .pdf file. You can order it from ANSI or from INCITS, where a printed version is also available.

C++ language reference sites include:

• draft standard, increasingly out of date
• STL Reference (SGI)
• C++ FAQ from comp.lang.c++ (Cline)
• Object FAQ from comp.object (Hathaway)
• C++ Standard Library (Plauger)

Coding Standards

A comprehensive set of links to C and C++ style guides is maintained by Christopher Lott. Key among the documents are:

• C Style and Coding Standards from AT&T Indian Hill labs (Spencer et al)
• Programming in C++ from Ellemtel (Henrickson and Nyquist)
• C++ Programming Style from Wildfire (Gabryelski)

Source Code / Algorithms / Libraries

In the spirit of standing on the shoulders of those who have come before, here are some source code repositories. While SourceForge.net and freshmeat are the standard open source repositories, here are some other potential sources for generally well-tested and portable source code and algorithms.

• netlib collection of mathematical software (Dongarra and Grosse)
• Handbook of Algorithms and Data Structures, source code for many algorithms (Gonnet and Baeza-Yates)
• Stony Brook Algorithm Repository, source code for combinatorial algorithms (Skiena)
• Collected Algorithms from the ACM
• Obfuscated C Code in case you're feeling mischievous

Furthering the concept of building upon the work of others, here is an already existing list of libraries.

• C++ Libraries FAQ (Locke)

Environments and Porting

One of the features of the Imagix tools is their compiler independence, which enables them to reverse engineer C / C++ code from any platform. Here are some sites focusing on working with code in various environments.

• UNIX Reference Desk, a well organized set of links to information useful for developing software for, or on, Unix
• Programmers Heaven is a good starting place for Windows development info
• Embedded Software and other electronic design links are maintained by EG3