What is Programming c: Definition and 17 Discussions

C (, as in the letter c) is a general-purpose, procedural computer programming language supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion, with a static type system. By design, C provides constructs that map efficiently to typical machine instructions. It has found lasting use in applications previously coded in assembly language. Such applications include operating systems and various application software for computer architectures that range from supercomputers to PLCs and embedded systems.
A successor to the programming language B, C was originally developed at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie between 1972 and 1973 to construct utilities running on Unix. It was applied to re-implementing the kernel of the Unix operating system. During the 1980s, C gradually gained popularity. It has become one of the most widely used programming languages, with C compilers from various vendors available for the majority of existing computer architectures and operating systems. C has been standardized by the ANSI since 1989 (ANSI C) and by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
C is an imperative procedural language. It was designed to be compiled to provide low-level access to memory and language constructs that map efficiently to machine instructions, all with minimal runtime support. Despite its low-level capabilities, the language was designed to encourage cross-platform programming. A standards-compliant C program written with portability in mind can be compiled for a wide variety of computer platforms and operating systems with few changes to its source code.As of January 2021, C was ranked first in the TIOBE index, a measure of the popularity of programming languages, moving up from the no. 2 spot the previous year.

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  1. KonaGorrila

    C/C++ Suggested books to supplement learning C and C++ programing?

    Aloha, I am wanting to teach myself C and C++ programming languages and before I purchase any books or materials on the subject. I would like to see if anyone has any recommendations?, and the pros and cons if any, ect.
  2. bornofflame

    [C] Use recursive function to get the min value of an array

    Homework Statement Using these two prototypes, double minValue( const double a[], unsigned els); double minIndex(const double a[], unsigned els); I am supposed to find the smallest value of an array using the minValue function as well as it's index by using the separate minIndex function and...
  3. doktorwho

    TeamTreeHouse, to enroll or not to enroll

    For a beginner in programming with some prior experience and the one eager to get started in c would you recommend?
  4. G

    C: Problem with accessing struct variables

    Homework Statement I have problems with the following program which is long to post at once so I will explain what are the problems step by step. 2. The attempt at a solution 1. Define two structs that represents books and a bookstore as following: typedef struct { char id[14]; char...
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    Print Highly Prime Numbers in an Input Interval | C Program

    Homework Statement Write a program that will print all highly prime numbers from the input interval <a,b>. Prime number is highly prime if deletion of every digit from right is a prime. Example: 239 is highly prime because 239,23,2 are primes. 2. The attempt at a solution Could someone point...
  6. G

    Solving Arithmetic on Large Positive Integers with Bignum Strings

    Homework Statement Write a program (without using GMP library - https://gmplib.org) which performs arithmetic operations on large positive integers (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division). Maximum number of digits in one number is 100. Large number is the number that can't be...
  7. G

    C: How to allocate memory for char*** data type

    I have an array of n strings (with blank spaces). Data type of an array is char***. How to allocate memory for char*** data type?
  8. G

    C: Squaring string represented as positive integer

    Homework Statement Write a program that will square the input positive integer represented as a string. Homework Equations 3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B] Is there another way of squaring a string number instead of multiplying it by itself? Something like a pow() function for strings? If...
  9. G

    C: Print specific fields from a structure

    Homework Statement Define a structure VEHICLE which contains producer, model and chassis number. Store the content of a structure in binary search tree such that the key for storing contains all fields of a structure (producer has the highest priority, and chassis number has the lowest). Print...
  10. G

    C: Manipulation with structures

    Homework Statement Write a program that reads data about n number of books. Sort data about books lexicographically by title (if the title is the same, sort by publish year), and then for every book sort data about authors. Then, read name and surname of one of the previously read authors, and...
  11. G

    C: Sorting and searching data from separated files

    Homework Statement Write a program that reads data from binary file EMPLOYEE.DAT (employees are proffesors and teaching assistants, assume that the file exists). Split data about proffesors and teaching assistants in two separate text files and sort data by ID using insertion sort algorithm...
  12. G

    C: Recursive function into iterative

    Homework Statement Write an iterative function char* conversion(unsigned int num, int base), that converts an integer num into any base (base <=10). Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution How to transform the following recursive function conversion() into iterative: #include <stdio.h>...
  13. G

    C: Pointer to function problem

    Homework Statement Write a program that reads strings(words) from a text file and copy the inverted words to another file (use the command line arguments). Form a new array of words b from original array a using the function void formNewArray(char **a, char **b, int n, char* (*t)(char *))...
  14. SnakeDoc

    Pointers -->(makes integer from pointer without cast)

    Homework Statement I am to write a program that has its user enter 100 character or less and determine if the line is a palindrome or not. I must use pointers one that starts at the beginning and one at the end of the array that must work their way in until they meet.(I'm also having trouble...
  15. G

    C: Printing specific elements of a structure

    Homework Statement I have the following code which manipulates with basics of structures. There are function like reading and sorting data from structures. Now, I don't know how to write a function that reads name and surname of an author of a book, and then prints data about books that are...
  16. D

    Programming C The Hangman Game - Array/Strings Help

    I'm well aware of all the Hangman codes that are out there given, but I feel that I will get a better understanding of this project if I did it myself with some help. My main problem is knowing how to compare one character of array from a string text file. The text file consist of a whole...
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    Troubleshooting C++ Code: How to Fix Input Issues in a Programming Project

    I am working on a project, I am attaching my code and the Solutions...im not sure wat is wrong w/ the code, but i couldn't get it to ask for "Inputting a value for a" at all...i was able to get it to input theta1 and theta2 though. Plz help me out ASAP...I want to attach my assignment pages...
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