This handy little book offers programmers a complete overview of
the syntax and semantics of regular expressions that are at the
heart of every text-processing application. Ideal as a quick
reference, Regular Expression Pocket Reference covers the
regular expression APIs for Perl 5.8, Ruby (including some upcoming
1.9 features), Java, PHP, .NET and C#, Python, vi, JavaScript, and
the PCRE regular expression libraries.
This concise and easy-to-use reference puts a very powerful tool
for manipulating text and data right at your fingertips. Composed
of a mixture of symbols and text, regular...
C Primer Plus is a conversational-style book aimed
at those new to C programming. A friendly and easy-to-use
self-study guide, this book will be appropriate for serious
students of programming, as well as developers proficient in other
languages with a desire to better understand the fundamentals of
this core language.
As with all the editions, author Stephen Prata's aim has
been to create an introduction to C that is instructive, clear, and
helpful. Programming concepts are explained along with details of
the C language; the book does not assume that you are a
professional programmer. Many...
There are lots of introductory C books, but this is the first one
that has the no-nonsense, practical approach that has made Nutshell
Handbooks(R) famous. C programming is more than just getting the
syntax right. Style and debugging also play a tremendous part in
creating programs that run well and are easy to maintain. This book
teaches you not only the mechanics of programming, but also
describes how to create programs that are easy to read, debug, and
update. Practical rules are stressed. For example, there are
fifteen precedence rules in C (&& comes before || comes
before ?:). The...
