Can someone recommend a resource that talks about some interesting C stuff similar to this? I've looked at "Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets" but found it a bit outdated. And the C standard is a bit dry :-).
You might look at 21st Century C: C Tips from the New School by Ben Klemens. It's very new (November 2012), and has some really nice stuff in it.
It's getting mixed reviews, but I really found it useful (even if I, like others, disagree with some of his tips). It's particularly good at sorting out what you can do in C99 and C11.
[edit: He has a really useful section on sorting out the different meanings of "static" in C, though I don't recall this being one of them.]
The International Obfuscated C Code Contest (http://ioccc.org/) has some real gems.
Compiling another language to C is good way to learn a lot about C's nooks and crannies.
You could also look at C coding standards such as the MISRA guidelines. While many things they complain about should be obvious, there will inevitably be some really obscure things they urge you not to try.
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Can someone recommend a resource that talks about some interesting C stuff similar to this? I've looked at "Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets" but found it a bit outdated. And the C standard is a bit dry :-).
You might look at 21st Century C: C Tips from the New School by Ben Klemens. It's very new (November 2012), and has some really nice stuff in it.
It's getting mixed reviews, but I really found it useful (even if I, like others, disagree with some of his tips). It's particularly good at sorting out what you can do in C99 and C11.
[edit: He has a really useful section on sorting out the different meanings of "static" in C, though I don't recall this being one of them.]
The International Obfuscated C Code Contest (http://ioccc.org/) has some real gems.
Compiling another language to C is good way to learn a lot about C's nooks and crannies.
You could also look at C coding standards such as the MISRA guidelines. While many things they complain about should be obvious, there will inevitably be some really obscure things they urge you not to try.