C references

• The C Programming Language, aka "K&R"
• The C Standard Library
• The comp.lang.c FAQ
• "The C Book"
• Some handy educational materials having to do with C, pointers, and data structures @ the Stanford CS Education Library
• C->assembly explorer: Compiler Explorer

Library / Syscall references

• Two deep-dive texts into Unix/Linux systems programming:
  • The Linux Programming Interface
  • Advanced Unix Programming (AUP)
• Linux man pages on the WWW
• Beej's Guide to UNIX IPC
• GNU C Library (glibc) documentation; of particular interest:
  • Signal handling
  • Low-level Input/Output

Misc. development tool references

• The Bash manual
• Learn one of these editors:
  • The GNU Emacs manual
  • The Vim manual
• The git version control tool:
  • Pro Git
  • Git Magic.
• GDB, the GNU debugger:
  • The GDB manual
  • A handy reference card
  • A guide to using gdb to debug child processes

Other references

• x86-64 assembly programming reference
• A Tiny Guide to Programming in 32-bit x86 Assembly Language
• An survey of dynamic storage allocation techniques: Paul Wilson et. al., Dynamic Storage Allocation: A Survey and Critical Review, 1995.
• Doug Lea's malloc
• An interactive VM simulator and overview

Past exam papers

• Midterm
• Midterm Worksheet
• Spring 2018
• Spring 2020
• Final
• Final Worksheet 1
• Final Worksheet 2
• Spring 2017
• Fall 2019