I am not going to go into great detail on this volume. The sparseness of the examples may well be the result of the author's having avoided offering any real problems at which his programs can be aimed. I think the sub-title is misleading, I did not find any substantial secrets, shortcuts or solutions. However that subtitle is really a series identifier marking the book as being aimed at the comparative novice. On the plus side there are frequent tips, facts and trap warnings scattered through the text.
Chapters end with useful summaries and glossaries.
I think that the author has fallen into the trap of trying to tackle too much in a single volume. However it is not really a book from which to learn to program in C and there are better reference works. Last Update - 11 September 2001. All rights reserved.