The ANSI C Programming Language
C is a programming language first implemented in 1972, is a general purpose programming language with wide hardware support, and many different compilers:
c compilers
- GCC: The GNU C Compiler.
- Clang: A compiler made made by the LLVM project.
- MSVC: A freeware C/C++ compiler made by MicroSoft.
- TCC: The Tiny C Compiler, built to be as fast and light as possible.
- LCC: A Retargetable Compiler for ANSI C.
C is also at the core of the Linux opperating system, as is it at the core of most developer tools.
C is a language that rides the line of complexity and simplicity well.
Hello World in C
#include <stdio.h>
int
main()
{
printf("Hello World!\n");
}