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| Author | Andrew Koenig |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley |
Publication date | January 11, 1989 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-201-17928-8 |
C Traps and Pitfalls is a slim computer programming book by former AT&T Corporation researcher and programmer Andrew Koenig, its first edition still in print in 2017, which outlines the many ways in which beginners and even sometimes quite experienced C programmers can write poor, malfunctioning and dangerous source code.
It evolved from an earlier technical report, by the same name, published internally at Bell Labs.[1] This, in turn was inspired by a prior paper given by Koenig on "PL/I Traps and Pitfalls" at a SHARE conference in 1977. Koenig wrote that this title was inspired by a 1968 science fiction anthology by Robert Sheckley, "The People Trap and other Pitfalls, Snares, Devices and Delusions, as Well as Two Sniggles and a Contrivance".[2]
- ^ Koenig, Andrew R., "C Traps and Pitfalls", Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, Technical Memorandum.
- ^ Cf. Koenig, preface to "C Traps and Pitfalls" book.