C Programming Complete Mastery - Expanded Project Guides
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C_PROGRAMMING_COMPLETE_MASTERY.mdThis folder contains deep-dive guides for each project in the learning path.
Overview
These projects take you from first principles (memory, pointers, and strings) to professional-grade systems projects (allocators, shells, servers, debuggers) and culminate in a minimal operating system kernel. Each guide emphasizes C fundamentals, correctness, and disciplined systems thinking.
Project Index
| # | Project | Difficulty | Time | Key Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memory Visualizer | Beginner | Weekend | Memory model, pointers |
| 2 | String Library | Intermediate | 1-2 weeks | Strings, APIs, tests |
| 3 | Dynamic Array | Intermediate | 1 week | Resizable storage |
| 4 | Linked List Library | Intermediate | 1 week | Pointers, ownership |
| 5 | Hash Table | Advanced | 1-2 weeks | Hashing, collisions |
| 6 | Memory Allocator | Expert | 2-4 weeks | Heap, free lists |
| 7 | Configuration Parser | Intermediate | 1 week | Parsing, I/O |
| 8 | Build System (Mini-Make) | Advanced | 2-3 weeks | DAGs, timestamps |
| 9 | Unix Shell | Expert | 3-4 weeks | fork/exec/pipes |
| 10 | HTTP Server | Advanced | 2-3 weeks | sockets, protocols |
| 11 | Database Engine | Expert | 3-4 weeks | storage, indexing |
| 12 | Debugger | Master | 4-6 weeks | ptrace, symbols |
| 13 | Compiler Frontend | Expert | 4-6 weeks | lexing, parsing |
| 14 | Thread Pool | Expert | 2-3 weeks | concurrency, sync |
| 15 | Bare Metal LED Blinker | Expert | 2-4 weeks | registers, startup |
| 16 | Operating System Kernel | Master | 3-6 months | processes, memory |
Prerequisites
- Comfortable with C syntax and debugging basics
- Familiarity with Unix command line
- Willingness to read man pages and systems documentation