A Quick Introduction to learning C Programming language

A Quick Introduction to learning C Programming language

A very warm welcome to the new comers who want to learn programming language .So you want to be a hero  I mean programmer, well by reading this tutorial may be  I shall help you accomplish your goal.

I have been professional computer programmer over 8 years. I am going to teach you how to begin writing your own computer software.

Programming language is a computer language that a lot like to learn other human language that people speak like German or Arabic.The best way to learn a 'human' language is to start speaking, listening, and the grammar for later. The same can be applied to C. A C program can vary from 3 lines to millions of lines and it should be written into one or more text files with extension ".c"  for example  hello.c.

Why should we learn c programming language?

1) If you are a beginner and you  have never coded before then you can learn C programming language step by step easily 

2) Programmers switching to C from some other language such as php, Java,c# ,Ruby,ASP.NET,JSP or Python.

What are the requirements?

A C compiler and code editor (both are available free).C  Editors and IDEs In order to write C programs you will need a suitable editor or IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Here are a few suggestions

1)code block IDE

2) Microsoft Visual C++

3) Borland C/C++ 3.0

C Environment Setup:

Text Editor

This will be used to type your program. The files you create with your editor are called source files and contain program source code. The source files for C programs are typically named with the extension “.c”. Before starting your programming, make sure you have one text editor in place and you have enough experience to write a computer program, save it in a file, compile it and finally execute it.

The C Compiler

The source code written in source file is the human readable source for your program. It needs to be "compiled", to turn into machine language so that your CPU can actually execute the program as per instructions given. This C programming language compiler will be used to compile your source code into final executable program. I assume you have basic knowledge about a programming language compiler. Most frequently used and free available compiler is GNU C/C++ . GNU gcc compiler works for both C and C++ programming languages.

You may have question what is compiler ?

A compiler is a program that translates a source code into machine code for some computer architecture . Actually compiler is a computer program mean software which reads source code and outputs assembly code or executable code.

Why to use C?

C was initially used for system development work, in particular the programs that make up the operating system. C was adopted as a system development language 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 
• Databases
• Language Interpreters