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C Craft is a great article about C including discussion on the good, the bad, and why you can't eat just one.

Quote from the preface:

Let me open with a disclaimer. What follows is an unabashedly opinionated diatribe certain to offend many programmers. Craftsmen inevitably grow defensive of their favourite tools and practices. Rather than respect this natural sensitivity, I will exploit it, shamelessly intensifying the vitriol for attention. I care little whether one applauds or deplores my views; I mainly want my audience to feel compelled to read on.
However, I try to be informative as well as incendiary. Whether one finds my statements profound or unsound, whether one abhors or adores my examples, and whether one is amused or bemused by my observations, I hope one leaves wiser.
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