Recommend books about Serial communications in C/C++?

Posted on 2024-05-22, 16:10

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What books or other online resources cover programming in C/C++ for serial communications such as USART/UART. There is a program I am studying that sends the string "hello world" over a USB from a USB-Serial adapter cable and an AVR ATmega 328p MCU. Platform agnostic, I want to focus in general, how …

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-03, 16:06

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appiah4 wrote on 2024-05-03, 14:48: Modern C by Jens Gustedt is both free and basically trumps everything else out there. https://inria.hal.science/hal-02383654v1/file/ModernC.pdf Yes. This is a good book. However, it was too advanced for me. I did try to read it.

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

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myne wrote on 2024-05-03, 13:05: Here's the C course. It's free so it can't hurt to check it out. https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/language/c Thanks.

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-03, 12:55

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llm wrote on 2024-05-03, 07:29: typical when reading this book - sometimes people will aplaud around you and start crying tears of happiness 😀 Yes. I should have told them I found a great book. They probably would have been happy for me.

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-02, 21:08

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I enjoy "C: A Reference Manual" by Harbison & Steele. The 5th edition is very easy to find online in PDF format. I just read a couple of sentences about types and I am blown away. I was so excited I had to put [my phone] down because there were other people around me and I couldn't contain myself. …

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-02, 17:11

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Unix may have done that at some point, it certainly doesn't now. A similar effect can be achieved using TCC in a script though, as so: ... I don't see what the relevance of the rise of JavaScript/Python/etc to learning C is, at all. If you want to learn C it is the same as it always has been. Ok. …

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-02, 14:30

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So although C is a language that is pre-compiled before it's execution, one of the books I have, seems to run the C source straight from the command line - just like a script. That's what meant. Yes there was a time when C was used for system administration purposes...before one could easily do it …

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-02, 12:40

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I'm of the strong opinion that a good book is the best way to learn something in detail, regardless of the latest trends or fads. If you really want to learn a subject inside out, there aren't many substitutes. If that's your goal, then I would look for a good book. ... One exception would be if …

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Re: Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-02, 12:32

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I recommended the K&R C programming language book way back in the original thread but the OP wasn't interested in it. I've had a change of heart. I intend to start reading any book that's current and that isn't specifically for experienced programmers. Planning to look for the latest "The C …

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Exercises and Example Programs that teach the C Programming Language

Posted on 2024-05-01, 19:25

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Hello. Just looking for some guidance about learning to program in C in the 2020s. I believe I will need a book about programming in C and it is the best way to get exposure to programming in C by topic. Am I right? Is it possible to find example programs to work on that teach C in any other form? I …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-26, 19:18

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Glad based on what? im doing C/C++ and C#, Python, Assembler, Javascript, .... - there is no winner - it depends what project you working on technically or what preferences the team got you're questions are many times to broad and you always seem to hope for a simple answer - both is not possible - …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 18:30

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Ok. If the POSIX API is that unwieldy, that people who program for a living don't concern themselves with it than I need a different API. This is because I plan to have some kind of "deep dive" into something more challenging you really don't get it - you don't need any library to learn C and every …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-25, 18:20

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Thanks spiroyster. Yes I think the fundamentals of c have changed since I last tried to learn the language. The older books teach you keywords and not much else. This is analogous to learning a scripting language and using it with an API. As long as the API works so does your C. But the book I am …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 20:29

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Megatron & lim: Ok. If the POSIX API is that unwieldy, that people who program for a living don't concern themselves with it than I need a different API. This is because I plan to have some kind of "deep dive" into something more challenging - but it does not need to be counter productive like OS …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 18:52

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The only caution I would raise against learning C via something Visual studio is that it hides much of the implementation detail from you, specifically the distinct stages of preprocessor, compilation and linking. The plan so far has been to use the C language debugger from Microsoft Visual Studio. …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 15:01

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I'm convinced there is a big difference in perception here. I have just ideas. None are tested. So, I'll just go with Microsoft Visual Studio (community edition). Because after all I want to learn computer organization for use with programming. And I've learned one thing about myself - I tend to …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 12:28

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no need to selecting something special for C development I was specifying the compiler I had in mind so that you and other programmers would know which one I had in mind. I thought it might unearth insights about my situation and how to proceed. But otherwise your right that learning to program in …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-24, 01:23

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No dos targets at the moment. I am planning to start with modern Linux OS and GCC. I can't find books about gcc. They stopped making them in the late 2000s. I guess I have to go online for that. There are many books on Linux programming that are current. I don't like books like K&R (for C) or if we …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-23, 22:37

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lim, the answers to your questions are mostly, a "no". I have familiarity with keywords of the C programming language. Every book I come across that says to the effect of "Learn C" has done just that, teaching the essentials. I am ready however to move to the next level and learn the topics about …

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Re: What tool debugs a miscalculated area of memory in a game program written in C?

Posted on 2024-04-23, 01:19

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I have appended a part of my PCX decoder where I commented out the decoding part and I got my program to run without hanging. It follows at the end of this message. When I run this program the on screen images were, rainbow colored, uncompressed blocks that moved about because the program as a whole …

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