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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 is written in C. The syntax of C inspired many later languages such as [[C++]], [[Java]] and [[C Sharp]]. | 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 is written in C. The syntax of C inspired many later languages such as [[C++]], [[Java]] and [[C Sharp]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:39, April 1, 2007
C is a programming language developed in America in the late 1960s and early 1970s, concomitantly with the Unix operating system. It was a development of 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 is written in C. The syntax of C inspired many later languages such as C++, Java and C Sharp.