Programming Language-C

  Introduction:

 

C is a high level and general purpose programming language that is ideal for developing firmware or portable application.

 

 

The C programming language is a structure oriented programming language,developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. It was first used to write the kernel of the UNIX operating system and has been closely tied to UNIX implementation. 

 

 

History:

 

1.    The ALGOL(Algorithm language) is the root of all modern language.It was introduced in 1960.It is a structured programming language used for system programming.

2.    C programming language feature  were derived from an earlier language called B.It is also called as BCPL(Basic combined programming language) .

3.    In 1978, Dennis Ritchie and Brain Kerninghan publish the first edition"The C Programming Language".This language popularly called as K&RC.

4.    The standard version of C approved by American National Standard  Institute(ANSI) in 1989 which is known as ANSI C.This version of C is also referred to as C89.