C Programming
C is a highly powerful structured programming. It has for one thing a cryptic structure. It may not suite you if you are beginner to programming, though it is a good starting point for a number of reasons.
You can do anything you wish in C language. For example, you can create or remove files, create games, print a file and many more.
If you are confident that you can program in a language higher than BASIC, it will suite you perfectly. Just download a compiler and start programming. Turbo C++ will serve you well.
The programming language C was originally developed by Dennis Ritchie of Bell Laboratories and was designed to run on a PDP-11 with a UNIX operating system. Although it was originally intended to run under UNIX, there has been great interest in running it under the MS-DOS operating
system and specifically on the IBM PC and compatibles.
It is an excellent language for this environment because of the simplicity of expression, the compactness of the code, and the wide range of applicability.
It is not a good "beginning" language because it is somewhat cryptic in nature. It allows the programmer a wide range of operations from high level down to a very low level approaching the level of assembly language. There seems to be no limit to the flexibility available.
In C, I will help you to create your first C program. Follow the steps.
1. Open notepad (for windows and Ms DOS) or Simple Text (for Mac).
2. Type the following:
Main ()
{
Printf (“hello, Worldn”);
}
3. Save the file as ‘hello.c’ .
4. Compile it using your compiler. (See your compiler instructions for help).
The ‘printf’ function can be used to output any text you put inside the double quote, but the rest of the syntax is must.
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