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C  was developed and implemented on the UNIX operating system on the DEC  PDP-11, by Dennis M. Ritchie.




C  is very often referred as a “System Programming Language” because it is used for writing 
compilers, editors and even operating systems.
C  was evolved during 1971-73 from B language of Ken Thompson, which was evolved (in 1969-70) from BCPL language of Martin Richards.
BCPL is the language in which the original hello world program was written.
ALGOL developed by committee of European and American computer scientists in 1958

IBM developed Assembly language in 1956-63

Initially IBM  manufactured machinery for sale and lease, ranging from commercial scales and industrial time recorders, meat and cheese slicers, to tabulators and punched cards.

C was developed and implemented on the UNIX operating system on the DEC  PDP-11, by Dennis M. Ritchie.
C is very often referred as a “System Programming Language” because it is used for writing compilers, editors and even operating systems.
C was evolved during 1971-73 from B language of Ken Thompson, which was evolved (in 1969-70) from BCPL language of Martin Richards.
ALGOL developed by committee of European and American computer scientists in 1958
IBM developed Assembly language in 1956-63
Martin Richards wrote BCPL, (Basic Combined Programming Language) while he was visiting MIT in 1967.

IMPORTANT  FEATURES  OF  C

  • Fast & Efficient
  • Portable
  • Function Rich Pre-define Libraries
  • Modularity
  • Easy to extend
  • Powerful operators
  • Small in size
  • Hardware interaction Language
  • Use in Embedded Technology
  • Small set of keywords

SUMMARY

C was developed and implemented on the UNIX operating system

C is very often referred as a “System Programming Language” 
Brian Kernighan & Dennis M. Ritchie wrote “The C programming Language”, the first  authoritative book on C. This book is often nicked as “K&R” or “white book” in 1978

 In 1978, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie published the first edition of The C Programming Language

 C  is a language which begins from scratch and it has Foundational concepts on which today concepts stand on.

 C is ideally suited for Embedded system programming like  Mobiles, Palmtops, PDA's, T.V., Refrigerators, and Microwaves etc.

 In 1978, Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie published the first edition of The C Programming Language.

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