There are many topics in the C language that often confuse developers but the use of the static keyword seems to be one of the more common. One of the points of confusion is how static affects ...

One of our favorite nuances of the C programming language (and its descendants) is the static keyword. It’s a little bit tricky to get your head around at first, because it can have two (or three) ...

Does it ever make sense to declare a variable in C or C++ as both volatile (in other words, “ever-changing”) and const (“read-only”)? If so, why? And how should you combine volatile and const properly ...

The keywords const, readonly, and static are used often when programming in C#. However, while these keywords have important differences, they also have similarities that sometimes make it hard to ...

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well. Static analysis tools are in widespread use because they are effective at finding ...