Do we need to learn the standards to depth?
I am a CS student. I know C, C++, little bit of Java and Python. I used to attend some technical symposiums in other colleges, which involves events like C debugging, programming contests, etc ...
In the C debugging part, usually they will ask us to answer questions that can be best answered only if nook and corner of ANSI C standard is known.
So people in my class will start learning K&R (including the reference appendix).
My doubt is whether this is needed for a typical hacker. Does knowing the standards deeper (eg. ANSI C) help them anyways?
In the C debugging part, usually they will ask us to answer questions that can be best answered only if nook and corner of ANSI C standard is known.
So people in my class will start learning K&R (including the reference appendix).
My doubt is whether this is needed for a typical hacker. Does knowing the standards deeper (eg. ANSI C) help them anyways?
