c interview

[dis_is_eagle]

hi....i am preparing for interview...whe re can i get helpful c
interview questions and tips...also,can anybody provide me with a soft
copy of the c-faq book...thanx and regards..

eric

[Keith Thompson]

di**********@ya hoo.com writes:

hi....i am preparing for interview...whe re can i get helpful c
interview questions and tips...also,can anybody provide me with a soft
copy of the c-faq book...thanx and regards..

<http://www.c-faq.com/>

I'm not sure whether it contains everything that's in the book.

--
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San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
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[gkumar007]

Hi eric,
di**********@ya hoo.com wrote:

hi....i am preparing for interview...whe re can i get helpful c
interview questions and tips...

See if these puzzles are of any help to you:
http://www.gowrikumar.com/c/index.html

Regards,
Gowri Kumar

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

gk*******@gmail .com wrote:

See if these puzzles are of any help to you:
http://www.gowrikumar.com/c/index.html

IMHO, most of these questions are reflective of the silly "gotcha"
questions that often pass as interview questions - not *your* fault,
of course. However, regular readers of comp.lang.c will find a number of
things to nitpick about that you (and many employers) have either
failed to account for or are simply unaware of. To cite possibly the
most obvious example, the return value of malloc() is always cast in
your sample questions; a quick Google search of this group's archives
will reveal that the experts' consensus is that this is a bad idea, an
opinion shared by the FAQ:

http://c-faq.com/malloc/cast.html
http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html

I believe a thorough reading of the FAQ will help you improve both
your quiz and your practical knowledge of C.

--
C. Benson Manica | I *should* know what I'm talking about - if I
cbmanica(at)gma il.com | don't, I need to know. Flames welcome.

[gkumar007]

Hi Benson,
Glad to see your reply.

However, regular readers of comp.lang.c will find a number of
things to nitpick about that you (and many employers) have either
failed to account for or are simply unaware of.

Firstly, I'm not an expert in C programming and I'm still learning.
It's an effort I'm making to share the little knowledge I have gained
with others and also to learn more in the process
I would be grateful, if you/anyone here can point out all the mistakes
and provide the suggestions to make it better.

To cite possibly the
most obvious example, the return value of malloc() is always cast in
your sample questions; a quick Google search of this group's archives
will reveal that the experts' consensus is that this is a bad idea, an
opinion shared by the FAQ:

http://c-faq.com/malloc/cast.html
http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html

I would modify the sources appropriately.

I believe a thorough reading of the FAQ will help you improve both
your quiz and your practical knowledge of C.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will do that soon.

Also, if anyone has else has feedback on the questions, please feel
free to send them across to me.

Have a terrific day!!!

Regards,
Gowri Kumar

[J. J. Farrell]

Christopher Benson-Manica wrote:

gk*******@gmail .com wrote:

See if these puzzles are of any help to you:
http://www.gowrikumar.com/c/index.html

IMHO, most of these questions are reflective of the silly "gotcha"
questions that often pass as interview questions - not *your* fault,
of course. However, regular readers of comp.lang.c will find a number of
things to nitpick about that you (and many employers) have either
failed to account for or are simply unaware of. To cite possibly the
most obvious example, the return value of malloc() is always cast in
your sample questions;

To be fair though, in one of them at least that's part of the point of
the example - the lack of a proper declaration of malloc() is the cause
of the problem, and the cast hides it (sometimes). It is a shame that
having started off with a good example of why it's bad to cast
malloc(), the rest of the examples do so!

The site reminds me of a classic FAQ list I came across once; answers
and explanations would be helpful.

[dis_is_eagle]

hi GK...u rocks...ur questions too!!!....thanx for the materials...i am
also learning c and found ur reference to be very interesting.... hav u
got ny soft-copy of the book programming pearls...i would like to hav
it....bye..rega rds...eric

[Sjouke Burry]

di**********@ya hoo.com wrote:

hi GK...u rocks...ur questions too!!!....thanx for the materials...i am
also learning c and found ur reference to be very interesting.... hav u
got ny soft-copy of the book programming pearls...i would like to hav
it....bye..rega rds...eric

Well boy, keep emitting this shitty language and
I am sure you will join the dole.

[Keith Thompson]

di**********@ya hoo.com writes:

hi GK...u rocks...ur questions too!!!....thanx for the materials...i am
also learning c and found ur reference to be very interesting.... hav u
got ny soft-copy of the book programming pearls...i would like to hav
it....bye..rega rds...eric

*Please* don't use silly abbreviations when you post here. Take the
time to spell out words: "you", "your", "have", "any", etc.
Capitalize the word "I" and the first word of each sentence. A
sentence ends with a single ".", not an ellipsis "...".

We're here to communicate. If you're not interested in doing so, try
somewhere else.

I'm familiar with the book "Programmin g Pearls". As far as I know,
there is no legally obtainable soft copy (and we will not help you
obtain an illegal one).

A good introduction to this newsgroup is at
<http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/Introduction_to _comp.lang.c>.

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keit h) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[gkumar007]

Hi Benson,

http://c-faq.com/malloc/cast.html
http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html

I would modify the sources appropriately.

Done.
I have modified the sources (except one) using malloc to not to cast.

Anything else needs to be corrected?

Regards,
Gowri Kumar