C Introduction

What is C?

C is a general-purpose programming language created by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Laboratories in 1972.

It is a very popular language, despite being old. The main reason for its popularity is because it is a fundamental language in the field of computer science.

C is strongly associated with UNIX, as it was developed to write the UNIX operating system.

Why Learn C?

• It is one of the most popular programming languages in the world.
• If you know C, you will have no problem learning other popular languages such as Java, Python, C++, C#, etc, as the syntax is similar.
• C is very fast, compared to other programming languages, like Java and Python.
• C is very versatile; it can be used in both applications and technologies.

Your First C Program

Below is a simple C program that prints "Hello World!" to the screen:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
  printf("Hello World!");
  return 0;
}