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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p></p><p>Gain a better understanding of pointers, from the basics of how pointers function at the machine level, to using them for a variety of common and advanced scenarios. This short contemporary guide book on pointers in C programming provides a resource for professionals and advanced students needing in-depth hands-on coverage of pointer basics and advanced features. It includes the latest versions of the C language, C20, C17, and C14. </p><p>You'll see how pointers are used to provide vital C features, such as strings, arrays, higher-order functions and polymorphic data structures. Along the way, you'll cover how pointers can optimize a program to run faster or use less memory than it would otherwise.</p><p>There are plenty of code examples in the book to emulate and adapt to meet your specific needs.</p><p><b>What You Will Learn</b></p><p></p><ul><li>Work effectively with pointers in your C programming</li><li>Learn how to effectively manage dynamic memory</li><li>Program with strings and arrays</li><li>Create recursive data structures</li><li>Implement function pointers</li></ul><p></p><b>Who This Book Is For</b> <br> <p>Intermediate to advanced level professional programmers, software developers, and advanced students or researchers. Prior experience with C programming is expected. </p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Gain a better understanding of pointers, from the basics of how pointers function at the machine level, to using them for a variety of common and advanced scenarios. This short contemporary guide book on pointers in C programming provides a resource for professionals and advanced students needing in-depth hands-on coverage of pointer basics and advanced features. It includes the latest versions of the C language, C20, C17, and C14. <br>You'll see how pointers are used to provide vital C features, such as strings, arrays, higher-order functions and polymorphic data structures. Along the way, you'll cover how pointers can optimize a program to run faster or use less memory than it would otherwise.<br>There are plenty of code examples in the book to emulate and adapt to meet your specific needs.<br>You will: <ul><li>Work effectively with pointers in your C programming</li><li>Learn how to effectively manage dynamic memory</li><li>Program with strings and arrays</li><li>Create recursive data structures</li><li>Implement function pointers</li></ul><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Thomas Mailund is an associate professor in bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He has a background in math and computer science, including experience programming and teaching in the C and R programming languages. For the last decade, his main focus has been on genetics and evolutionary studies, particularly comparative genomics, speciation, and gene flow between emerging species.

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