dotcomma: First Steps With C Mar 26, 2000, 18 :52 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (3688 reads) (Other stories by spun)
"C is a versatile, well understood programming language. It is small and its low level nature has made
it very popular as a system language. C source code is converted into machine readable code by
passing it through a special suite of software called a compiler. This makes for a fast and portable
executable."
"Let's begin with the traditional first program one writes when learning any new programming
language: "Hello, world!". This program will serve the dual purpose of introducing some basic C
language constructs and allow you to familiarize yourself with the process of editing, compiling,
debugging and running a program on your particular system. Type the following text into your
favorite plain text editor exactly as you see it here and save the file as hello.c."
