C Language

Introduction to C

C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie.

History of C

C was developed in 1972 at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie as an evolution of the B programming language. It was designed to develop the UNIX operating system and has since become one of the most widely used programming languages.

Features of C

Simple and efficient
Supports low-level programming
Rich set of built-in operators and functions
Portable and machine-independent
Extensible through libraries

Applications of C

Operating systems (e.g., UNIX, Linux)
Embedded systems
Compilers and interpreters
Database systems
Game development