A Programmer's Guide to C 5.0 is a book for software developers who want to truly understand C. Whether you've worked with C before or with another general-purpose programming language, each fast-paced, focused chapter will take you straight to the heart of a feature of C and show you why it works the way it does. Written by a former C Test Lead, Program Manager, and member of the original C language design team, this book is an ideal companion to the C Language Specification and works both as a tutorial and as a reference guide. Now in its fourth edition, you will find up-to-date coverage of all the latest C features, including LINQ, covariance and contravariance, and async support. You'll learn how to: use C features effectively, in the way they were intended; apply the newest C features to your coding problems; streamline your database code using LINQ; and use async support and the task parallel library.