C Introduction
C is a mid-level structured oriented programming language, used in general-purpose programming, developed by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell labs, the USA, between 1969 and 1973.
C is a general-purpose programming language that is extremely popular, simple and flexible. It is machine independent, structured programming language which is used extensively in various applications.
Features of C Programming Language
- Programs written in C are efficient and fast.
- C is a robust language with a rich set of built-in functions and operators.
- C is a collection of C library functions; we can also create our function and add it to the C library.
- C is easily extensible.
- C is highly portable
Why has C become very popular?
- C language is reliable, simple and easy to use.
- Easy to learn quickly.
- C language is a structured language.
- Modern programming concepts are based on C.
- It can be compiled on a variety of computer plateforms.
- C is the building block for many other programming languages.
- Programs witten in C are highly portable.
- The modular structure makes code debugging, maintenance and testing easier.
