Programming C without variables is like, well, programming C without variables. They are so essential to the language that it doesn’t even require an analogy here. We can declare and use them as ...

Does it ever make sense to declare a variable in C or C++ as both volatile (in other words, “ever-changing”) and const (“read-only”)? If so, why? And how should you combine volatile and const properly ...

My question is simple. Is a static local variable's initialization thread safe? <br><br>Acording to Stroustrup: <blockquote class="ip-ubbcode-quote"> <font size="-1 ...

The original C language was a great programming tool. Created back in the early 1970s, it remains one of the most influential computer languages more than four decades later. As a .NET developer, you ...

Pointers — you either love them, or you haven’t fully understood them yet. But before you storm off to the comment section now, pointers are indeed a polarizing subject and are both C’s biggest ...

Random question: Why do I often see variables like x_, y_, i_, j_, etc.? I'm mostly noticing these in code examples from C++ FAQ Lite, but I know I've seen it elsewhere. Does the trailing underscores ...

The ability to work with any programming language requires a good understanding of the data types it offers in order to comprehend the language’s possibilities and limitations. In this article, I look ...