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History of C

C Programming Language (1/3)

A general-purpose, procedural, imperative computer programming language


developed in 1972 by Dennis M. Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories to
develop the UNIX Operating System.

C is considered as a middle-level language because it supports the feature of


both low-level and high-level languages.

C language program is converted into assembly code and it supports pointer


arithmetic (low-level) but it is machine independent (a feature of high-level).
More about C
C Programming Language (2/3)

C was invented to write an operating system called UNIX.

C is a successor of B language and was introduced in 1972.

The language was formalized in 1988 by the American National Standard


Institute (ANSI).

The UNIX OS was totally written in C.


More about C
C Programming Language (3/3)

Most of the compilers, JVMs, Kernels, and others are written in C language

Most of the programming languages follow C syntax, such as: C++, Java, C#, and
others

Provides the core concepts like the array, strings, functions, file handling, and
others that are being used in many languages like C++, Java, C#, and others of
high-level).
Applications of C
• Operating Systems • Database Systems
• Language Compilers • Print Spoolers
• Language Interpreters • Utilities
• Assemblers • Graphics packages
• Text Editors • Word processors
• Network Drivers • Spreadsheets
• Modern Programs • IoT Applications
• Browsers and Extensions • Embedded Systems
Progression of C Programming Language
LANGUAGE YEAR DEVELOPED BY
ALGOL 1960 International Group
BCPL 1967 Martin Richards
B 1970 Ken Thompson
C 1972 Dennis Ritchie
K&RC 1978 Kernighan & Dennis Ritchie
ANSI C 1989 ANSI Committee
ANSI/ISO C 1990 ISO Committee
C99 1999 Standardization Committee
C11 2011 Standardization Committee
C18 2018 Standardization Committee
Embedded C 2008 Standardization Committee

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