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Lect2 History of C

The C programming language, developed by Dennis M. Ritchie in 1972 for the UNIX operating system, is a widely used general-purpose language known for its efficiency and structured nature. Learning C is essential for aspiring software engineers, as it enables low-level programming and is compatible with various platforms. C has influenced many modern software systems, including the Linux OS and MySQL database.

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Lect2 History of C

The C programming language, developed by Dennis M. Ritchie in 1972 for the UNIX operating system, is a widely used general-purpose language known for its efficiency and structured nature. Learning C is essential for aspiring software engineers, as it enables low-level programming and is compatible with various platforms. C has influenced many modern software systems, including the Linux OS and MySQL database.

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History of C

language
History of C language

 C programming is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative


computer programming language.
 It was developed in 1972 by Dennis M. Ritchie at the Bell Telephone
Laboratories to develop the UNIX operating system.
 C is the most widely used computer language.
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.
Following are 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 platforms
Facts about C
 C was invented to write an operating system called UNIX.
 C is a successor of B language which was introduced around the early
1970s.
 The language was formalized in 1988 by the American National Standard
Institute (ANSI).
 The UNIX OS was totally written in C.
 Today C is the most widely used and popular System Programming
Language.
 Most of the state-of-the-art software have been implemented using C.
 Today's most popular Linux OS and RDBMS MySQL have been written in C.
Structure of a C Program
Hello World Example
A C program basically consists of the following parts −
 Preprocessor Commands
 Functions
 Variables
 Statements & Expressions
 Comments
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
/* my first program in C */
printf("Hello, World! \n");
return 0;
}
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