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Why Learn C?
Skills translate smoothly to other languages
Many languages are based on C concepts and syntax
Its been in wide spread use for decades
Lots of existing code is written in C
Chances of seeing C code in a software development
career is very high
Relatively low level
Learning C makes more advanced languages easier to
understand
Starting at the Object Oriented (OO) level does not
expose programmers to many aspects of programming


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What is C?
Programming language originally written for UNIX
Developed in the early 1970s by Bell Labs
Main focus was for System Software development
Operating Systems
Drivers
Designed to be portable
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What is C?
Some languages related to C
C++
Objective C
Perl
TCL
Java
JavaScript
PHP
C#


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Compare C to Other Modern Languages
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Compare C to Other Modern Languages
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Objective C
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Java

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Compare C to Other Modern Languages
C++
Objective C
C#
Java

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Compare C to Other Modern Languages
C++
Objective C
C#
Java

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Compare C to Other Modern Languages
C++
Objective C
C#
Java


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What is C?
C is a Compiled Language
Code must be converted to machine code to execute
Very speedy execution
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What is C?
K & R C
First implementation of the language
Documented in 1978
ANSI C
Most common form of the language
Documented in 1983
Standardized version of the early C language
C99
Next C standard
Documented in 1995
Adds a few other additional functionalities to the language
Ex: Boolean data types, variable length arrays, better hardware usage
C1X
Future C standard
Proposed in 2007
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Elements of C
Program flow
External imports
Read code file written in C or another language
Use already compiled code
Functions
Allows for code modularity
Maximizes reusability
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Elements of C
Data Types
Primitive
Basic data types
Ex: Integer, Floating-point, Character, etc
Composite
Data types that are made of other data types
Ex: Structures
Static
Variables that maintain their value during program execution
Pointers
Access to memory locations that data is stored
Arrays
Lists of elements

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Elements of C
Processing
Operators
Performs arithmetic or Boolean logical expressions
Comparisons
Allows different types of expressions to be evaluated to
dictate process flow
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Elements of C
Control Structures
Decision Statements
Gives the program the ability to make choices based on
logical expressions
Loops
Traverse through iterations of a processes on a given or
dynamic interval
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Elements of C
Data Structures
Stacks
Method of programming where elements that arrive last are used first
Queues
Method of programming where elements that arrive first are used first
Enumerations (Enums)
A set of integer constants
Structures (Structs)
A set of variable values (Fields) that consist of different types
Unions
A set of variable values (Members) occupying the same storage space
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Elements of C
Memory Allocation
Allocate
Designate dynamic memory
Reallocate
Reuse previously used memory for a new purpose
Free
Handing newly available space back over to the
operating system
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Our Working Environment
Technique
Minimalist
No IDE, simple text editor and compiler
Operating System
Microsoft Windows
Compiler
MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows)
Windows port of GNU GCC
Text Editor
Notepad++
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Programming in C
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