C Programming Language

What is C?

C is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative high level language that was originally developed by Dennis Ritchie for the Unix operating system. It was first implemented on the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11 computer in 1972. The Unix operating system and virtually all Unix applications are written in the C language.

A C program can vary from 3 lines to millions of lines and it should be written into one or more text files with extension ".c"; for example, "hello.c". You can use "vi", "vim" or any other text editor to write your C program into a file.

Why to Learn C Programming?

C programming language is a MUST for students and working professionals to become a great Software Engineer specially when they are working in Software Development Domain. I will list down some of the key advantages of learning C Programming:

• Easy to learn

• Structured language

• It produces efficient programs

• It can handle low-level activities

• It can be compiled on a variety of computer platform

Syntax of C Programming

Just to give you a little excitement about C programming, I'm going to give you a small conventional C Programming Hello World program, You can try it by using different software like "TurboC/C++", "DevC++", etc or from online compilers that are available for free like "Programiz" , "Onlinegdb", etc.

Syntax:-

#include<stdio.h>

#include<conio.h>

void main()

{

    clrscr();

    printf("Hello! My name is Arnit");

    getch();

}

If your are using a software save it with ".c" or for online just click on the "run" button and the program will execute.

Applications of C Programming

C was initially used for system development work, particularly the programs that make-up the operating system. C was adopted as a system development language because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as the code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use of C are -

• Operating Systems
• Language Compilers
• Assemblers
• Text Editors
• Print Spoolers
• Network Drivers
• Modern Programs
• Databases
• Language Interpreters
• Utilities

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