Guides:C/C Crash Course

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The original version of this document was written as a single .html file. The target for this crash course was intended for all those who wish to learn how to program, and have no previous experience in programming (with a target group of those of age 12 and older).

C is the language on which the majority of modern languages are based, such as C++ (which is C plus some extra stuff), PHP, Java, Javascript, and others. Some of the C syntax is borrowed by other languages, like Perl. C is also faster than C++ programs, and is used as the core language for the Unix/Linux operating systems, and used to program many microcontrollers.

Sections

• Introduction
• Language Overview
• Variables and Basic Data Types
  • Arrays
  • Characters and Strings
  • Pointers
  • Other types and type casting
• Arithmetic
• Making Decisions
  • if-else statements
  • switch and case statements
  • Loops
  • Game Example - Guess the Number
• Functions
• Interacting with the user
  • Escape Codes
  • Standard Output(stdout)
  • Standard Input(stdin)
  • Converting text to and from numbers
• Writing Functions and Libraries
  • Compiler Directives and Header Files
  • Finding syntax errors
  • Writing and Using Function Libraries
  • Makefiles
• Strings
• Structures
  • Simple Address Book Example
• File I/O
  • File I/O Functions
  • Adding write capability to phonebook.c
• More on main()
• Using Random Access Files with phonebook.c
• Sorting
  • Bubble Sort
  • Quick Sort (qsort)
  • Adding Sort Capability to phonebook.c
• Dynamic Memory Allocation
• Advanced Data Structures
  • Linked Lists
    • Using Double-Linked Lists for phonebook.c
  • Binary Trees
• Miscellaneous Functions