C Installation
If you want to learn C programming, then you only have to install the C compiler in your system. Nowadays C & C++ both compiler come as a single integrated package, which serves the purpose of C and C++ both program development.
What is compiler?
A computer can execute only machine language programs directly. Hence, a high-level language program must be converted into its equivalent machine language program before it can be executed on a computer. This translation is done with the help of a translator program called compiler.
A compiler can translate only those source programs that have been written in the language for which the compiler is meant. Each computer requires a separate compiler for each high-level language that it support.
List of C compiler for windows OS
For windows operating system, there are various compiler available in the online market. Here are the list of some compilers that is used widely.
- CCS C Compiler
- Turbo C
- Minimalist GNU for windows (MinGW)
- Clang C++
- Digital Mars C++ Compiler
- Intel C++
- IBM C++
- Visual C++
- Oracle C++
C Compiler Installation on Windows
To start your coding journey with C compiler in windows, you can install any one software given below:-
- You may Download a 90-days trial version of visual studio.
- You may Download Dev-C++ IDE to develop C and C++ application.
- You may install MinGW.