The C programming language is a general-purpose, high-level
language that was originally developed by Dennis M. Ritchie to develop the UNIX
operating system at Bell Labs. C language was originally first implemented on
the DEC PDP- 11 computer in 1972.
In 1978, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie produced the
first publicly available description of C, now known as the K&R standard.
The UNIX operating system, the C language compiler, and
essentially all UNIX applications programs have been written in C language. The
C has now become a widely used professional language for various reasons
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Easy to learn
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Structured language
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It produces efficient programs.
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It can handle low-level activities.
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It can be compiled on a variety of
computer platforms.
Facts about C language
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C language was invented to write an
operating system called UNIX.
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C language is a successor of B
language, which was introduced around 1970.
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The language was formalized in 1988
by the American National Standard Institute.
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The UNIX OS was totally written in C
language by 1973.
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Today, C language is the most widely
used and popular System Programming Language.
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Most of the state-of-the-art software’s
have been implemented using C language.
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Today's most popular Linux OS and
RBDMS MySQL have been written in C language
Why to use C language?
C language was initially used for system development work,
in particular the programs that make up the operating system. C language was
adopted as a system development language because it produces code that runs
nearly as fast as code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use
of C might be:
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Operating Systems
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Language Compilers
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Assemblers
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Text Editors
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Print Spoolers
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Network Drivers
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Modern Programs
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Databases
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Language Interpreters Utilities
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