2007-01-19 04:27:47 · 9 answers · asked by ishan j 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
C is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system. It has since spread to many other operating systems, and is now one of the most widely used programming languages. C has also greatly influenced many other popular languages, especially C++, which was originally designed as an enhancement to C. It is the most commonly used programming language for writing system software, though it is also widely used for writing applications.
If you want to learn the language I recommend the book below. It was written by those who invented the language and is considered the authoritative source on C language.
2007-01-19 05:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the language every programmer should know right now. A lot of other languages are based on c's syntax. C can be ugly at times, but it's very useful because of its low level control. If you're trying to program efficiently, c is the language to use.
2007-01-19 04:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by Billy Nostrand 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good question,look there are many languages for the computer like html,php and many others the language you are asking about is c++ that language is a group of complicated words,you could talk to the computer with that language and make him to build for you any kind of program or game or even a site.and also it is used in making viruses an hacking sites.
2007-01-19 04:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by abdo hamza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a low level programming language. People use it, because its instructions are similair to that of what the processor uses, so it will run at extremely high speeds. However code wrote in the language tends to be long and tedious. People will use other languages which are quicker to write for, in return sacrificing a bit of speed in the process
2007-01-19 04:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It s very basic language for teachers to teach, but students find it hard to understand, its procedural language in programming field....find much more about c programming language http://www.finallygot.com/2015/12/about-learning-c-programming.html
2015-12-27 00:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Akash 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A language used to make applications for computers. It is very basic and very easy to follow. It is often the first stepping stone to getting into computer programming.
2007-01-19 04:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by always under siege 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C was the standard language of the 1970 to 2000 era.
It was developed at ATT and given away free as open source and included with UNIX.
C has the advantage of a common core language, with libraries for other systems. Hence it was a portable language.
You could write a core program in C and then compile it for
Atari ST
Amiga
IBM PC
Macintosh
Unix
All you had to do was INCLUDE libraries and make system specific routines
Thus if you wanted to make it for MAC and PC you included routiens for MAC and PC
IF MAC then
IF PC THEN
2007-01-20 17:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a programming language... it has specifications as to what statements constitute legal programs and how to manipulate a computer processor.
2007-01-19 04:31:41 · answer #8 · answered by Pfo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've answered your own question: What is C? Programming language.
It's just another language to program in; other examples: Basic, Cobol, Dibol, ForTran, PAL, Java, etc.
2007-01-19 04:38:05 · answer #9 · answered by Goyo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋