Patterns in C
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Patterns in C

Patterns, Idioms and Design Principles

About the Book

Dear reader, I'm pleased to announce my first book, Patterns in C. Patterns in C is a collection of idioms, design and architectural patterns in the C programming language. The book highlights the value of patterns. In the right context, patterns serve as an excellent tool for communication and reasoning. The book provides a C programmer with techniques to benefit from the growing body of knowledge captured in patterns.

The book focuses on implementation techniques, design principles and discussions of different trade-offs. Patterns in C includes implementations of well-known patterns from the seminal Design Patterns book (Gamma, et al). The book continues beyond Design Patterns and provides an in-depth discussion of the architectural pattern REACTOR from the Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture series (Buschmann, et al). In addition, I provide a collection of idioms specific to the C language.

Patterns in C is based on an article series I published in ACCU's magazine Cvu. In this new book I tried to keep much of the original content. To provide additional value the book offers new reflections as introductions to each pattern. These brand new introductions reflect some of the experience I've gained since the original publication. I hope to shed some new light on the patterns, the principles behind and their practical applicability.

I hope you enjoy it!

About the Author

Adam Tornhill
Adam Tornhill

Adam Tornhill is a programmer that combines degrees in engineering and psychology. He’s the founder of Empear AB where he designs tools for software analysis. He's also the author of Your Code as a Crime Scene, has written the popular Lisp for the Web tutorial and self-published a book on Patterns in C. His other interests include modern history, music and martial arts.

http://www.adamtornhill.com/

Table of Contents

  • Patterns in C
    • Patterns in software
    • The cognitive view
    • Patterns go C
    • About this book
    • Scope of the book
    • Pattern Categories
    • Sample code
    • About Adam Tornhill
    • Credits
  • The FIRST-CLASS ADT Pattern
    • Reflections on FIRST-CLASS ADT
    • Implementing the First-Class ADT Pattern
  • The STATE Pattern
    • Reflections on STATE
    • Implementing the STATE Pattern
  • The STRATEGY Pattern
    • Reflections on STRATEGY
    • Implementing STRATEGY
  • The OBSERVER Pattern
    • Reflections on OBSERVER
    • Implementing OBSERVER
  • The REACTOR Pattern
    • Reflections on REACTOR
    • Implementing REACTOR
  • Idiomatic Expressions
    • Reflections on the Idioms
    • Idiomatic Expressions in C
  • References

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