We propose an extension to the C standard called Modular C. It consists in the addition of a
handful of directives and a naming scheme transforming traditional translation units into …

This is a guide to writing reusable and maintainable code using the C language. Reusable
code is essential to avoid duplicated effort in software development. Instead of rewriting …

Unlike ADA or Modula-2, the programming language C is not inherently modular. But by
exploiting certain features of the language it is possible to build modular design into C …

Software is difficult to develop, maintain, and reuse. Two factors that contribute to this
difficulty are the lack of modular design and good program documentation. The first makes …

This textbook began as a set of lecture notes for a first-year undergraduate software
engineering course in 2003. The course was run over a 13-week semester with two lectures …

Modules are a mechanism to package libraries and encapsulate their implementations.
They differ from the C approach of translation units and header files primarily in that all …

How do you organize medium-sized or larger C programs? Few C textbooks give any
insight; they concentrate on exposition of C's features using small examples. The examples …

We present a design of a module system for C++, along with rationale for the design
choices. The document focuses on programmer's view of modules (both production and …

This text describes C data structures, focusing on how to use them safely. It also describes
the C macro preprocessor and IO. All of this is delivered in very useful detail and is balanced …

Implementing large and modular C programs is tricky, because there hardly is any support
by the C programming language and hardly any guidance for implementing large C …