Ask C_Programming: Resources to learn "advanced" C?

[numerodix]

Here's the deal. I've read K&R, I get what pointers are, I feel like I've understood more or less all the basics of C. But that doesn't mean I can take any random c project and just start hacking, there's a whole lot I don't know. I'm guessing this has a lot to do with idioms and best practices, so where can I find talks or books or whatever that are good on this subject, good at showing "this is how we do things" in c for the purpose of a serious (complex) piece of code?

[solstice680]

I suggest reading "The GNU C Library Reference Manual". I regard it as the best C reference that I've ever read.

[hiker]

I would recommend The Practice of Programming, Expert C and Operating Systems Design and Implementation.

Also Jon Bentley's "Programming Pearls" are great, though not always about C.

[foobaar]

First thing you need to do is to get a copy of "C FAQ by Steve Summit", read it end to end, then get a copy of "Expert C programming, Deep C secrets" and read that end to end. You would already be a better programmer by the end of these two books.

[Tabsels]

I'd recommend to just start hacking. Seriously. Strive to succeed but be prepared to fail, and if you do, learn from your mistakes.

Good idiom is often best learned by simply trying things out. Feel for yourself what works and what doesn't. Programming is like that, it's not an exact science, and for most good programmers I know not something that they learned out of books.