What is C?

Before we begin with the various concepts of C programming, it would be interesting to know about what really is C, why it is necessary to understand C programming.

C is the programming language developed at AT & T’s Bell Laboratories of the USA in 1972.

It was developed by Dennis Ritchie.

The c programming language is considered as a general-purpose middle-level language. C is considered as a middle-level language because it connects the gap between machine language and high-level language. The c programming language is general-purpose because it can be used to develop operating systems, databases, and so on. 

 

Why there was a need of developing c programming language? 

In 1969 a programming language called B programming language was developed at Bell laboratory by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson. This programming language was developed for machine-independent, non-numerical, complex logical decision-making applications such as system and language software. But, B programming language did not include data types and structure. In 1972, As an expanded version of B programming language, C programming language was introduced by Dennis Ritchie. 

 

 

The C programming language was initially used in a UNIX operating system. UNIX operating system was written in assembly language and B programming language. But assembly and B programming language were not powerful enough for system programming, so Dennis Ritchie introduced C programming language which was an extended version of B programming language. Dennis Ritchie added all the features in UNIX using a C programming language.

  

Why is C important to understand?

 Nowadays, many programming languages are being developed and are smartly working. To perform various code in programming, these programming languages have many inbuilt functions. No doubt, it makes the work easy and quick to finish, but it is also important to develop the logic behind the code. If the programmer can apply the logic of every code, it will be easy for the programmer to become a professional programmer.

    

C++, C#, or java make use of a principle called object-oriented Programming (OOPS) to organize the program. But, you still need a good hold over C Programming.

   

C is considered as Basics of these programming languages.

  You can move c program from one platform to another. C is faster than most of the programming languages like Python, Java, etc.

 

Where is a C programming language is used?

Linux is mostly written in a c programming language with some parts with assembly language.

Mac computers are also powered by c programming language.

Mobile: IOS, Android, and windows phone kernels are also written in a c programming language. Smartphones we use are running in C kernel.

Database: MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle Database are coded in C programming language. 

C is also useful in embedded systems. 

A c programming language is used in many more platforms as it is the core of our programming system.

Conclusion: 

The c programming language is the base of all advanced programming languages. C is recognized worldwide, and it uses basic commands in English. C is used many on different platforms. Before learning any programming language, it is mandatory to understand c programming language as it plays a very important role in developing the programmer's logic. C is the only oldest programming language around stable in the programming world.