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Recent Lessons

Find the Vowel: April 20, 2019 Another way to look at the strchr() function.
Macros Galore!: April 13, 2019 Macros can be used to effectively streamline your code and make it more readable.
Macros or Functions: April 6, 2019 Often it's easy to express a single-line function as a macro.
Locale Settings Dear to You: March 30, 2019 Take a peek at some of the locale options on your computer.
Don't be a Stranger to the Locale: March 23, 2019 The locale settings can help your code run in more locations than your hometown.

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This Month's Exercise

Interesting Numbers: April 1, 2019 Some numbers are more interesting than others.

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