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C is also the name of a [[procedural programming|procedural]], [[imperative programming|imperative]] [[programming language]] developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Laboratories.  It was a major improvement over the earlier languages BCPL and B.

C is also the name of a [[procedural programming|procedural]], [[imperative programming|imperative]] [[programming language]] developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Laboratories.  It was a major improvement over the earlier languages BCPL and B.

C is still a popular choice for projects where speed and small program size are important considerations, such as embedded firmware. The [[Linux]] operating system was written in C with [[gcc]] extensions. The syntax of C inspired many later languages such as [[C++]], [[Java]] and [[C Sharp]].  Many C compilers also support low-level programming via integrated inline assemblers.

C is still a popular choice for projects where speed and small program size are important considerations, such as embedded firmware. A significant portion of the [[Linux]] [[kernel]] was written in C. The syntax of C inspired many later languages such as [[C++]], [[Java]] and [[C Sharp]].  Many C compilers also support low-level programming via integrated inline assemblers.

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