What is C good for?
Really.
Granted, I am very much the Newbie and have yet to progress beyond the most simplistic programs, yet I don't know what one really uses C for.
It does math functions I see. Prints stuff to your screen in a command window (I am using m$)...ummm. After that I don't know.
I suppose I would like to know what kind of programs are built using C and what other lovely things it does/can do.
Anyone?
Much thanks.
C is for foundation to help you learn other stuff.
lemmie see Windows, um Linux, uh BSD, OS-X, virtuall every OS, also every piece of software and every game commercially available... are or can be written in C.
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maybe not the GUI part.
Oh.
Thank you kindly, Nutshell and No One.
the Windows GUI is written entirly in C++...
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with the help of some 3d engine or what? Entirely? Even the GUI of winxp ?
not 3d engine necessary its all 2D im not exactly sure on the methods but it maybe just GDI or something. whatever it is it custom.
though i mean the ovelying GUI, the direct hardware interfacing is probably in C or ASM(most likly ASM).
Even the GUI of winxp ?
yep.
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In theory... you can do just about anything in C.
And in practice.... again, you can do just about anything. I mean, in addition to reams and reams of sorting and searching, you can pretty much do anything that you can figure out how to do...
Translate between two languages.
Edit datafiles for a game.
An OS, or compiler.
Crash someone's machine.
Callou collei we'll code the way
Of prime numbers and pings!
The reason most widely quoted is: "If you learn C you can get a good job as a programer"
To me this is the worst reason to do anything. I love C because it has enormous flexibility and you can get right down to machine level ( via inline asm - my obsession )
BUT If you just need to write a quick program to do something simple and have no interest in the machinery then use Basic. The problem with C for the beginner is that it seems very complicated and counterintuitive ( "how can a string be an array and what the hell are pointers for?" ) For the moderately experienced programmer it is just wonderful ...
