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C Language Basic Tutorial

C Language Flow Control

C Language Functions

C Language Arrays

C Language Pointers

C Language Strings

C Language Structure

C Language File

C Others

C Language Reference Manual

History of C Language

History of C languageis very interesting. Here, we will introduce you to the brief history of C language.

C programming languageby Dennis Ritchie in1972year by Bell Labs located in the United States AT&T (AT&T, United States Telephone & Telegraph)

Dennis Ritchie(Dennis Ritchie)isC language'sFounder.

It was developed to overcome the problems of previous languages such as B, BCPL.

Initially, C language was developed forUNIX operating system. It inherits many features from previous languages (such as B and BCPL).

Let's take a look at programming languages developed before C language.

LanguageYearDevelopment
Algol1960 yearsInternational Group
BCPL1967YearMartin Richards
B1970 yearsKen Thompson
Traditional C1972YearDennis Ritchie
K & R C1978YearKernighan & Dennis Ritchie
ANSI C1989YearANSI Committee
ANSI/ISO C1990ISO Committee
C991999YearStandardization Committee
Characteristics of C LanguageIntroduction to C Language