But why should you the learner care?
Amongst all the languages C is still one of the most popular first languages alongside Python.
Although some say that Python should be the first language that people should learn, many still believe that by having C language as your first language, the programmer gets the hang of "syntax", which is very crucial for any programmer to get because that is how people can communicate with the machines using code.
By having C as the first language you learn, any language you learn later will feel easier as C has more syntax than probably any other programming language.
People say that this language has been superseded by C++ and java so why bother with this language!
But the truth is that even if the object-oriented programming language holds an edge over a procedural programming language like C, you still have to understand the elements and attributes of C as they have been passed on to these languages like C++ and Java.
And before you start using object-oriented programming, having a good knowledge of how to work on a solution without it will also do you wonders later.
And for any Microsoft enthusiast here, C & C++ are the languages in
which windows is made of.
So we have understood some of the reasons, why you should learn C but wait still not enough for you?
Ok, smart learner, in colleges generally you will be taught this language as your first language, what do you think about that?
Now you don't know what to say, do you?
P.S some colleges that are industry-oriented, have started by changing to python as the first language, but you will still be better off learning C as it will make python seem like an easy game!!!! & this language is really fast!
P.S some colleges that are industry-oriented, have started by changing to python as the first language, but you will still be better off learning C as it will make python seem like an easy game!!!! & this language is really fast!
An Introduction To C
To learn C, any student will first have to understand the character set(these are the characters on the keyboard you see), constants, variables, keywords, how they are constructed and created, and then how to create a sentence out of them and by sentence I mean an instruction that commands the computer to perform a certain task.
The Character set in C
1. Alphabets: These are as you know the alphabets of English or the
English letters capital & small both.
2. Digits: Numerical single-digit numbers
3. Symbols: Special symbols that are used in C include the following
These special characters are very important for both the ending of instructions and the different kinds of syntax arrangements that are made in functions and libraries inside the C language.
The numbers and alphabets are used to name variables and store data so you should keep these in your mind as well.
So you have now understood the character set.
Next, we shall understand and learn about constants, variables, and
keywords in C in our next post.