This C tutorial series will help you to get started in C programming language. By learning C you will understand basic programming concepts.To learn C Programming language you haven’t required any previous programming knowledge, but the basic understanding of any other programming languages will help you to understanding the C programming concepts quickly.
C is a high-level structured object oriented programming language. It is general purpose programming, developed by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell laboratories of USA in early 1970.
C is one of the most widely used programming language. It is high level language used to develop system application software.
Uses of C programming language
In the beginning C was used for developing system applications e.g. :
- Database Systems
- Language Interpreters
- Compilers and Assemblers
- Operating Systems
- Network Drivers
- Word Processors
Features of C programming language
- C is a robust language with rich set of built-in functions and operators.
- Programs written in C are efficient and fast.
- C is highly portable, programs once written in C can be run on another machines with minor or no modification.
- C is basically a collection of C library functions, we can also create our own function and add it to the C library.
- C is easily extensible.
C has become very popular for various reasons
- One of the early programming languages.
- Still the best programming language to learn quickly.
- C language is reliable, simple and easy to use.
- C language is a structured language.
- Modern programming concepts are based on C.
- It can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms.
- Universities preferred to add C programming in their course ware.
Advantages And Disadvantages of c Programming
Advantages of C programming
- C is the building block for many other programming languages.
- Programs written in C are highly portable.
- Several standard functions are there (like in-built) that can be used to develop programs.
- C programs are basically collections of C library functions, and it’s also easy to add own functions in to the C library.
- The modular structure makes code debugging, maintenance and testing easier.
Disadvantagesn of C programming
- C does not provide Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
- There is no concepts of Namespace in C.
- C does not provide binding or wrapping up of data in a single unit.
- C does not provide Constructor and Destructor..
First Program As example
We will learn about c programming in detail in our next posts, for quick view look at the first c programming code given below.
/* Author: www.gillanidata.com
Require:
Write a c program to print "Hello World" on the screen */
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
/* first c programe*/
printf("Hello World \n");
getch();
}Output of the following codes
