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 ...

In C, static variables appear within local procedures, just like other local variables, but they have lifetimes that span the entire runtime of the application.

My question is simple. Is a static local variable's initialization thread safe? Acording to Stroustrup: quote: (A Static Local Variable) will be initialized only the first time the thread of ...

Variables in C & Co. also have a lifetime that they’re guaranteed to be available for, also called their “duration”. After their duration is up, you won’t be able to use the variable any more.

I've come across something I don't see very often today: a global static function.Could someone please enlighten me as to the difference between a static and normal global function? My first ...