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C is one of the most widely-used languages for systems software and workstation application programming, largely due to its power and flexibility. This course will provide you a highly effective, structured approach to learning ASCI Standard C revision C90 for experienced programmers who have had some exposure to similar languages such as Java or C#.

Programming skills will be enhanced as delegates will be able to use the powerful features of C to best effect building on the skill gathered from their previous experience in similar high level languages. The QA's C programming Course for Experienced Programmers is outstanding because of its emphasis on writing style, pitfalls to avoid and techniques to use that make the code clear, concise and maintainable. It is designed to accelerate through the foundations of C programming as appropriate to the skill level.

In addition to the lecture material there are graded practical sessions that cover each of the major areas of C. There are also optional exercises for further study after the course. Delegates may take away worked solutions, together with some small sample demonstration programs.

Delegates must have professional programming skills and a good working knowledge of a C-like language together with the usual skills in a block-structured language, such as Basic/Visual Basic, Pascal/Modula2, Fortran, Algol or PL/1, and be familiar with a programming environment.

Please note: Before attending this class delegates must have a Microsoft account (signing up one is free). The instructions on how to set up a Microsoft account can be found here.

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Use all the major elements of the C language
Write programs using the strengths of the C language, for example aggregate types, pointers and dynamic data structures
Write and use the data structuring features of the language, which can result in better program design and maintenance
Work with the C run-time library: a major source of programmer productivity and portability
Dealing with errors, both by spotting and remedying common programming errors and using C's error handling facilities
Write in a good C programming style without compromising efficiency and integrity

An Overview of C

History and evolution of C; Key characteristics of C

Writing a Simple Program

Program structure; Data and code statements; C software development life cycle

Data Types, Operators and Expressions

Scalar types; Variables and constants; Storage considerations; Initialising variables; Standard arithmetic operators; Increment, decrement, assignment and relational operators; Automatic and programmer-controlled type conversion; Introduction to evaluation points

Control Flow

Boolean expressions; While, Do and For loops; Looping style considerations; If, Else and Switch statements; Other statements affecting flow of control; Decision-making style considerations

Functions and Program Structure

Inter-function communication; Function prototypes, calls and definitions; Scope and storage classes, stack; recursion

Structured Data Types

Arrays, strings, structures and unions; Nested data structures

Pointers

The concept of indirection; Pointers and address arithmetic; Pointers and functions; pointers and const

Pointers and Data Structures

Pointers and arrays; Pointers and structures; Linked Lists; Overview of Queue and Tree Structures

Preprocessor

Tokens and macros; Include files; Conditional compilation, File Guarding; operators

Input and Output

Using run-time routines; Character and formatted I/O; File I/O; Block I/O

Further Data Types, Pointers and Error Handling

Bit manipulation; User-defined types; Function Pointers, asserts and errno

Working with Larger Programs

C and modular programming; Linkage; Cs standard library

The Way Ahead

Further C information sources; Support after this course

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C for Experienced Programmers Training in South Africa

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