Start of C Programming Journey

What is C?
C is a programming language developed in the AT&T BELL LABS by Dennis Richie in the early 1970s.

C is a higher-level programming language but provides capabilities that enable the user to communicate with the hardware and deal with the computer on a lower level. Because although C is a general-purpose structured programming language, it was originally designed with systems programming applications in mind, and that helps provide the user with an enormous amount of power and flexibility.

C provides unique ways of doing things that other programming languages don’t offer.

Join me on this journey as we dive deep into C and what makes it unique. I encourage you to download Codeblocks or any other compiler to help you compile the programs we will be writing to gain a full grasp of the syntax, compilation, and how it runs.

Here are some key features and advantages of C:

• Efficiency: C is known for its efficiency and performance. It allows low-level memory manipulation and direct access to hardware, making it suitable for developing system software, embedded systems, and performance-critical applications.
• Portability: C programs can be compiled and run on various platforms, making it a highly portable language. C compilers are available for a wide range of operating systems and hardware architectures.
• Flexibility: C provides a wide range of data types, operators, and control structures, allowing us to write programs that fit our specific needs. It supports both procedural and object-oriented programming paradigms.
• Extensibility: C supports the concept of libraries, which allows us to reuse code and build upon existing functionality. There is a rich collection of libraries available for C that provide additional features and functionality.
• Low-level programming: C allows us to directly manipulate memory and perform operations at a low level, which is useful when working with hardware, writing device drivers, or implementing operating systems.

C has a large community and ecosystem because it has been around for several decades, and it has a large and active community of developers. This means you can find extensive documentation, tutorials, and resources to support our learning journey.

To start learning C, we will begin by understanding the basic syntax, data types, variables, and control structures. We will be writing small programs and experimenting with different concepts that will help us grasp the language effectively. You can use Codeblocks or any other C compiler to compile and run your programs.

NB: I am no expert, I am sharing what I learn as I go. Share with me in the comments anything you find wrong. I am also on the journey. Thank you

C is fun