C

C is used for low level programming where speed and efficiency are key. C is made even more appealing because the mapping from C to assembly is relatively simple compared to higher level languages. Many programs today are still written in C, and interfaces to C libraries are commonplace in system programs.

Quick Facts

• Platform(s): MacOS X, Linux, Unix, Windows, Solaris, and others.
• Language Type: Compiled

List of Concepts

• comments
• If and else statements
• stdio.h
• struct stat
• System Calls
  • calloc
  • close
  • dup
  • dup2
  • free
  • fstat
  • lseek
  • lstat
  • malloc
  • open
  • read
  • realloc
  • stat
  • write