C is used on computers that range from the largest supercomputers to the smallest microcontrollers and embedded systems. A successor to the programming language B, C was originally developed at Bell Labs by Ritchie between 1972 and 1973 to construct utilities running on Unix.
C (pronounced "SEE") is a computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. They used it to improve the UNIX operating system.
CS107 reader includes a primer on C along with lots of other useful information related to the language and computer science. I stumbled upon this gem shortly after I first made this post in May, 2024 and use it often to revisit various C concepts.
C code consists of preprocessor directives, and core-language types, variables and functions; organized as one or more source files. Building the code typically involves preprocessing and then compiling each source file into an object file.
This is a list of operators in the C and C++ programming languages. All listed operators are in C++ and lacking indication otherwise, in C as well. Some tables include a "In C" column that indicates whether an operator is also in C. Note that C does not support operator overloading.
The C language provides the four basic arithmetic type specifiers char, int, float and double (as well as the boolean type bool), and the modifiers signed, unsigned, short, and long.
The C Programming Language has often been cited as a model for technical writing, with reviewers describing it as having clear presentation and concise treatment.
Pronunciation The letter "C" is pronounced as /k/, which is similar to K or Q (u). It is sometimes said as /s/. The letter "C"'s name in English is "cee" (said as /ˈsiː/). Occasionally, the letter may sound like the letter "S".
The C-family programming languages share significant features of the C programming language. Many of these 70 languages were influenced by C due to its success and ubiquity.
Software developers writing in C are encouraged to conform to the standards, as doing so helps portability between compilers. The first standard for C was published by ANSI.