Uses of C
C was initially used for system development work, in particular the programs that make-up the operating system. Why use C? Mainly because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as
code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use of C might be:
Operating Systems
Language Compilers
Assemblers
Text Editors
Print Spoolers
Network Drivers
Modern Programs
Data Bases
Language Interpreters
Utilities
In recent years C has been used as a general-purpose language because of its popularity with programmers. It is not the world's easiest language to learn and you
will certainly benifit if you are not learning C as your first programming language! C is trendy (I nearly said sexy) - many well established programmers are switching to
C for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because of the portability that writing standard C programs can offer.
C was initially used for system development work, in particular the programs that make-up the operating system. Why use C? Mainly because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as
code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use of C might be:
Operating Systems
Language Compilers
Assemblers
Text Editors
Print Spoolers
Network Drivers
Modern Programs
Data Bases
Language Interpreters
Utilities
In recent years C has been used as a general-purpose language because of its popularity with programmers. It is not the world's easiest language to learn and you
will certainly benifit if you are not learning C as your first programming language! C is trendy (I nearly said sexy) - many well established programmers are switching to
C for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because of the portability that writing standard C programs can offer.
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