Implementing a Contact Management System in C
Building a Small Address Book in C
Mini Project: Address Book System
Requirements: Store contact information:
Name, Gender, Phone
Maximum capacity: 50 contacts
Functional requirements:
Add a contact
Delete a contact by name
Modify a contact by name
Search contacts by name or phone (supports fuzzy search)
Display all contacts
Exit the system
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Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:21:01 +0000 by benjy
Dynamic Memory Management in C: malloc, calloc, realloc and Pitfalls
Motivation for Runtime Allocation
Automatic variables and fixed-size arrays live on the stack and their sizes are frozen at compile time. When the required amount of data is not known until the program is running, the heap offers a flexible alternative.
Core Allocation Routines
All prototypes live in <stdlib.h>.
malloc
void *malloc(size_ ...
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:29:43 +0000 by junrey
Understanding Arrays in C Programming
One-Dimensional Array Creation and Initialization
In C programming, arrays represent collections of elements with identical data types.
data_type array_name [constant_size];
//data_type specifies the element type
//constant_size defines array capacity through a constant expression
Examples of array declarations:
int numbers[5];
char letters[6 ...
Posted on Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:51:52 +0000 by fitzromeo
Bitwise, Logical, Shift, and Comma Operators in C
Bitwise Operators
Operator
Meaning
&
bitwise AND
`
`
^
bitwise XOR
Operands must be integral types.
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
int x = 1;
int y = 2;
x & y; /* 0 */
x | y; /* 3 */
x ^ y; /* 3 */
return 0;
}
Swapping Without a Temporary Variable
#include <stdio.h>
int mai ...
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:00:15 +0000 by ftrudeau
Parsing Command-Line Arguments in C: getopt and getopt_long
When developing command-line applications in C on Unix or Linux systems, developers need a reliable mechanism to interpret user-supplied flags and arguments. The GNU C Library provides two essential functions for this purpose: getopt and getopt_long. These functions handle the tedious task of parsing argv arrays, allowing programmers to focus o ...
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:08:53 +0000 by iRock
Implementing a Sorted Singly Linked List in C
A singly linked list is built using a structure containing data and a pointer to the next node. This dynamic data strcuture supports efficient insertion, deletion, and traversal operations.
Below is a concise implementation that maintains elements in ascending order during insertion:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
typedef s ...
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:18:45 +0000 by dlgilbert
Determining the Winning Team in a Programming Contest
In a programming team competition, each team consists of multiple members who compete individually. The team's total score is the sum of all its members' scores, and the team with the highest total wins. Given the scores of all participants, write a program to identify the champion team.
Input Format
The first line provides a positive integer N ...
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:25:41 +0000 by egiblock
Implementing a Doubly Circular Linked List in C
A doubly circular linked list supports core operations such as initialization, destruction, emptiness checking, traversal, insertion, deletion, search, and modification. Insertion and deletion can further be categorized into head/tail vraiants.
This implementation is organized across three files:
List.h: Declares the node structure and functio ...
Posted on Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:02:53 +0000 by Basdub
High-Precision Floating-Point Output in C
To achieve high-precision floating-point output in C, especially beyond standard double precision, it's essential to understand format specifiers, data types, and compiler-specific behaviors. The following examples demonstrate how to correctly print extended-precision values using long double and appropriate format strings.
Environment Consider ...
Posted on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:49:24 +0000 by getmizanur
Parallel Programming with OpenMP: A Practical Guide
OpenMP is a widely adopted parallel programming model and API that enables developers to write efficeint, scalable applications for shared-memory systems. It simplifies the process of parallelizing code by providing compiler directives, runtime library functions, and environment variables. This framework is particularly effective on multi-core ...
Posted on Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:01:44 +0000 by MrRosary