Tips for C Programming

A quick run through of some tips for programming in C that have helped with my productivity and enjoyment of the language. Referenced in this video: Anthony Calandra, Summary of features introduced in each C version https://github.com/AnthonyCalandra/modern-c-features Tim Cain, Why I Left Fallout 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGfaCXEu0tE Lucas Sardois, Generational Indexes: https://lucassardois.medium.com/generational-indices-guide-8e3c5f7fd594 Andre Weissflog, "Handles Are The Better Pointers" https://floooh.github.io/2018/06/17/handles-vs-pointers.html Function to force the debugger to break: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/173618/is-there-a-portable-equivalent-to-debugbreak-debugbreak My videos about Allocators and Arenas: https://youtu.be/GZ6PuLikw84 https://youtu.be/hI9aN8ZG4vg If you're interested, I also produce a paid programming fundamentals course at https://thesimplejoyofprogramming.com 0:00-2:19 Introduction 2:19-7:40 C Standards & Versions 7:40-8:40 Compiler Flags 8:40-11:58 Unity Build 11:58-16:22 Debugger 16:22-20:01 ASAN 20:01-28:03 Arrays & Strings 28:03-30:52 Pointers 30:52-34:40 Arenas