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:[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. | ||
Revision as of 13:57, July 22, 2009
C is the name of a procedural, 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.
This programming language is now used and marketed more heavily by Microsoft.
"Hello World!" program
#include <unistd.h>
int
main()
{
write (0, "Hello World!\n", 13);
return 0;
}
See Also
- GNU compiler gcc, probably the most used free C compiler
- Open Watcom C Compiler, high quality free C/C++ compiler.
- Miracle C compiler, free c/c++ compiler.
- lcc, portable C compiler, free for non-commercial use.