C and C++ Language References

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TI does not produce documentation for standard language features, as high-quality introductory and reference material is readily available from many sources.

Standards

• ANSI X3.159-1989, Programming Language - C (Alternate version of the 1989 C Standard), American National Standards Institute
• ISO/IEC 9899:1989, International Standard - Programming Languages - C (The 1989 C Standard), International Organization for Standardization
• ISO/IEC 9899:1999, International Standard - Programming Languages - C (The C Standard), International Organization for Standardization
• ISO/IEC 14882:1998, International Standard - Programming Languages - C++ (The C++ Standard), International Organization for Standardization
• ISO/IEC 14882:2003 - the updated C++ standard

Books

• The C Programming Language (second edition), by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, published by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1988
• C: A Reference Manual (fourth edition), by Samuel P. Harbison, and Guy L. Steele Jr., published by Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Programming Embedded Systems in C and C++, by Michael Barr, Andy Oram (Editor), published by O'Reilly & Associates; ISBN: 1565923545, February 1999
• Programming in C, Steve G. Kochan, Hayden Book Company
• The C++ Programming Language (second edition), Bjarne Stroustrup, published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts, 1990
• The Annotated C++ Reference Manual, Margaret A. Ellis and Bjarne Stroustrup, published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts, 1990

Online

There is also a variety of free online reference materials. Start your search here:

• comp.lang.c Frequently Asked Questions
• C++ FAQ Lite
• C++ standard, Free from Google Code

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