What is C Programming Language in 2024 . C is a general-purpose programming language because it has been widely used for over 50 years. C is very powerful and popular, it has been used to develop operating systems, databases, applications, etc.

The c programming language was created by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Laboratories in 1972. The main reason for its popularity is because it is a fundamental language in the field of computer science. C is strongly associated with UNIX, as it was developed to write the UNIX operating system.

Advantages of What is C Programming Language in 2024.

It has been the most famous programming language in the world since 1972. it has so many features included, which as fast speed compared to the other Programming languages, clean syntax, low-level memory Access to General purpose, etc.
If you Learn C programming language you don’t need to learn any other language. C is very unique and popular so, it can be used in both applications and technologies.

Let’s start with C programming language with an example. first, you need to install the application so many applications are established but I suggest you the Turbo C++ which is so popular and easy to use. this is a free application. These features make the C language suitable for system programming like an operating system or compiler development. let’s begin C programming with the Turbo C++ application.

#include<stdio.h>

#include<conio.h>

void main();
{
int a,b,sum;
printf(“enter the value of a & b”);
scanf(“%d %d”, &a, &b);

sum=a+b;

printf(” the sum of two numbers=%d”, sum);
getch();
}

I tried to clarify with image

and run it Ctrl+f9 and result is in below,

basic knowledge of C programming:

1. Header file inclusion-line 1
   . stddef.h- Defines several useful types and macros.
   . stdint.h- Defines exact width integer types.
   . stdio.h- Defines core input and output function.
   . stdlib.h- Defines numeric conversion functions, pseudo-random number generator, and memory allocation
   . string.h- Defines string handing functions
   . math.h- Defines common mathematical functions.
2. Main Method Declaration- Line 2 [int main()]

The next part of a C program is to declare the main() function. It is the entry point of a C program and the execution typically begins with the first line of the main(). The empty brackets indicate that the main doesn’t take any parameter (See this for more details). The int that was written before the main indicates the return type of main(). The value returned by the main indicates the status of program termination. See this post for more details on the return type.

3. Body of Main Method- Line 3 to Line 6 [enclosed in {}]

The body of a function in the C program refers to statements that are a part of that function. It can be anything like manipulations, searching, sorting, printing, etc. A pair of curly brackets define the body of a function.

4. Statement -Line 4 [printf(“Hello World”)]

Statements are the instructions given to the compiler. In C, a statement is always terminated by a semicolon (;). In this particular case, we use printf() function to instruct the compiler to display “Hello World” text on the screen.

5.Return Statement- Line 5[return 0;]

The last part of any C function is the return statement. The return statement refers to the return values from a function. This return statement and return value depend upon the return type of the function. The return statement in our program returns the value from main(). The returned value may be used by an operating system to know the termination status of your program. The value 0 typically means successful termination. 

this is a basic code knowledge of C programming. further if you have any other knowledge about C programming please comment below, thank you.