C Language - History



  • 'C Programming' was developed by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Laboratories in 1972.
  • C is a robust language.
  • C is a low programming level language close to machine language
  • C is widely used in the software development field.
  • C is a procedure and structure oriented language.
  • C has the full support of various operating systems and hardware platforms.
  • Many compilers are available for executing programs written in 'C'.
  • A compiler compiles the source file and generates an object file.
  • A linker links all the object files together and creates one executable file.
  • It is highly portable.
  • C Programming is also known as Mother Language.
  • C Programming evolved from ALGOL, BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language)and B Language.