What is C?​

• Developed in the 1970s at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritche.​

• A general-purpose, procedural language.​

• Foundations for many modern languages (e.g., C++, Java, Python, Go).​

• Systems programming (e.g., operating systems, databases, ..).​

Why Learn C?​

• Understanding Fundamentals: C exposes low-level concepts relevant to many programming languages (memory management, etc.).​

• Efficiency: C is a compiled language, often resulting in fast and resource-efficient applications.​

• Foundation for other languages: Leaning C makes transitioning to C++, Java, etc., easier.​

• Systems and Embedded Programming: C is commonly used for operating system and embedded systems development.​

• OS​

• Linux, MS-Windows, Mac​

• Text Editor or IDE​

• Vim, notepad, …​

• vs code(https://code.visualstudio.com/), codeblock, sublime​

• C compiler​

• gcc, mingw(https://www.mingw-w64.org/downloads/)​

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC69vlWofJQ