Introduction about C programming:-
C is a high-level structured oriented programming language, used in general purpose programming, developed by Dennis Ritchie in the USA between 1969 and 1973 to develop the UNIX operating system. C is the most widely used computer language.
C has become a widely used professional language for various reasons :−
- Easy to learn
- Structured language
- It produces efficient programs
- It can handle low-level activities
- It can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms
Facts about C
- C was invented to write an operating system called UNIX.
- The language was formalized in 1988 by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI).
- The UNIX OS was totally written in C.
- C is the most widely used and popular System Programming Language.
- C ismost popular Linux OS and RDBMS MySQL have been written in C.
Advantages of C
- C is the building block for many other programming languages.
- Programs written in C are portable.
- Several standard functions are there (like in-built) that can be used to develop programs.
- C programs are basically collections of C library functions, and it's also easy to add own functions to the C library.
- The modular structure makes code debugging, maintenance and testing easier.
Disadvantages of C
- C does not support Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
- There are no concepts of Namespace in C.
- C does not support binding or wrapping up of data in a single unit.
- C does not support Constructor and Destructor.
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