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| − | '''C''' is an extremely influential programming language closely tied to the [[Unix]] operating system. Descended from the earlier [[BCPL]] and [[B]] programming languages, it in turn spawned [[C++]], [[C#]] and [[Objective-C]], and had a strong influence on many other programming languages including [[Java]] and [[Perl]]. Such syntactic elements of C as the use of curly braces to surround program code blocks and the use of a single equal sign for assignment and a double equal sign for comparison were adopted in numerous languages. | + | '''C''' is an extremely influential programming language closely tied to the [[Unix]] operating system. Descended from the earlier [[BCPL]] and [[B]] programming languages, it in turn spawned [[C++]], [[C Sharp|C#]] and [[Objective-C]], and had a strong influence on many other programming languages including [[Java]] and [[Perl]]. Such syntactic elements of C as the use of curly braces to surround program code blocks and the use of a single equal sign for assignment and a double equal sign for comparison were adopted in numerous languages. |
Prior to the release of official standards for the language, the unofficial "standard" was the book ''The C Programming Language'' by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, published in 1978 and known to programmers as "K&R". | Prior to the release of official standards for the language, the unofficial "standard" was the book ''The C Programming Language'' by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, published in 1978 and known to programmers as "K&R". | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 12 December 2012
C is an extremely influential programming language closely tied to the Unix operating system. Descended from the earlier BCPL and B programming languages, it in turn spawned C++, C# and Objective-C, and had a strong influence on many other programming languages including Java and Perl. Such syntactic elements of C as the use of curly braces to surround program code blocks and the use of a single equal sign for assignment and a double equal sign for comparison were adopted in numerous languages.
Prior to the release of official standards for the language, the unofficial "standard" was the book The C Programming Language by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, published in 1978 and known to programmers as "K&R".
References
- C (Wikipedia)
- ISO C Working Group
- 2011 version of C standard
- The C Programming Language 2nd-edition e-book, ISBN 0-13-308622-4
