Advanced C Programming Training Course

Introduction

• Overview of C Features and Applications

Preparing the Development Environment

• Choosing an IDE
• Configuring the compiler

Writing a Sample Program

• Defining the problem
• Coding according to requirements

Defining the Scope of Variables and Functions

• Understanding scope, visibility and lifetime
• Working with storage classes: auto, extern, register, static

Managing Data in a C Program

• Beyond primitive data types
• Working with advanced data types: structures, linked lists, etc.
• Storing different data types in the same memory location

Modifying the Properties of a Variable

• Beyond type modifiers
• Working with type qualifiers: constant, volatile, etc.

Manipulating Bits in C

• Working with data smaller than a byte
• Working with bit manipulation operators

Controlling the Flow of Your Program

• Beyond sequencing
• Using the goto statement

Reading and Writing Data

• Recap of Input/Output functions
• Improving output readability

Developing Cross-Platform Code

• Understanding compiler directives
• Compiling code conditionally

Enhancing Program Performance

• Macros vs functions
• Defining macros to run program fragments

Dynamically Allocating Memory

• Advantage of using pointers: execution speed
• Pointers to functions
• Accessing memory and manipulating the address

Debugging a C Program

• Advanced techniques for checking, detecting and correcting errors
• Working with gdb (Gnu Debugger)

Creating a Static Library

• How a static library is linked into executable file
• Creating a static library

Creating a Shared Library

• Static libraries vs shared libraries (dynamic libraries)
• How a shared library is linked and loaded into memory at runtime
• Creating a shared library

Abstracting Data in Your Program

• Overview of interface, specification, and implementation
• Creating an abstract data type
• Regression testing an abstract data type

Searching and Sorting Data

• Searching arrays using linear search, binary search, etc.
• Sorting arrays usig selection sort, insertion sort, bubble sort

Interprocess Communication and Signals

• Understanding processes, sockets, and signals
• Implementing IPC using shared files, shared memory, pipes, message queues, sockets, semaphores, etc.

Making Your C Program Run in Parallel

• Running different parts of a program concurrently through multithreading
• Writing a thread

Advanced Networking Programming

• Recap of TCP, UDP, IP and other dominant protocols
• Serving multiple ports, surviving abrupt network disruptions, etc.
• Writing powerful socket APIs

Towards High-Quality Code

• Peer code review and parallel programming
• The importance of iterative coding (refactoring)

Summary and Conclusion