Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets
Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Lindenby Peter van der Linden
Shares rank 100 of 115 programming books by recommenders
Readers recommend this C programming book as an enjoyable read, and one reader still recommends it after first reading it in the early 90s.
Readers recommend this C programming book as an enjoyable read, and one reader still recommends it after first reading it in the early 90s.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Enjoyable read for C programmers
“I enjoyed reading Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Linden after reading that in the early 90s”
Comment from 26 May 2026 in “Nobody cracks open a programming book anymore”
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| Expert C Programming: Deep C Secretsby Peter van der LindenThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I enjoyed reading Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets by Peter van der Linden after reading that in the early 90s”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.