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'''C''' is 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 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. 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.

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 [[GNU/Linux|Linux]] [[Operation system kernel|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.

 

This programming language is now used and marketed more heavily by Microsoft.

== "Hello World!" program ==

== "Hello World!" program ==

 

<pre>

<pre>

#include <unistd.h>

#include <stdio.h>

int main()

int main()

{

{

write(0, "Hello World!\n", 13);

  printf("Hello World!\n");

return 0;

  return 0;

}

}

</pre>  

</pre>

==See Also==

==See also==

:[http://gcc.gnu.org/ Free compiler], probably the most used free C compiler

:[http://gcc.gnu.org/ Free compiler]

:[http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page Open Watcom C Compiler], high quality free C/C++ compiler.

:[http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page Open Watcom C Compiler], high quality free C/C++ compiler.

:[http://www.c-compiler.com/ Miracle C compiler], free c/c++ compiler.

:[http://www.c-compiler.com/ Miracle C compiler], free c/c++ compiler.

:[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ lcc], portable C compiler, free for non-commercial use.

:[http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32/ lcc], portable C compiler, free for non-commercial use.

[[Category: Programming Languages]]

[[Category:Programming Languages]]