Fundamentals of the C Language: Getting Started

The C programming language has retained its relevance for close to 50 years. The code for most major operating systems and performance-critical server code in some leading data solutions continues to be written in the C language. In this course you will begin by learning about the basic properties of C the compilation process of the C language and common IDEs used to write C code. Next discover how to install the Clang compiler for compiling and running C on Mac and the Visual Studio Code IDE to write C code. Next set up the minGW compiler for C on Windows. Finally explore the basic syntax of C code write and compile code and view its results and explore the warnings and errors that occur when the syntax is violated.