Introduction to C Programming

 

What is C?

C is a computer programming language used to design computer software and applications.

Why do we use C?

We use the C programming language to design computer software and applications.

Who invented C?

C Programming Language was invented in the year 1972 by Dennis Ritchie (Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie). He was an American Computer Scientist worked at Bell Labs as a researcher along with Ken Thompson. He was born on 9th September 1941 and lived till 12th October 2011. He is said to be the Father of C.

 

Father of C

 

Software used to create and execute a C Program

Following are the applications and software used to create and execute C programs.

1. Turbo C
2. Turbo C++
3. GNU C
4. Code Blocks
5. Net Beans