Uses of C

C was initially used for system development work, in particular the programs that make-up the operating system. Mainly because it produces code that runs nearly as fast as code written in assembly language. Some examples of the use of C might be:

1.      Operating Systems

2.      Language Compilers

3.      Assemblers

4.      Text Editors

5.      Print Spoolers

6.      Network Drivers

7.      Modern Programs

8.      Data Bases

9.      Language Interpreters

10.  Utilities

            In recent years C has been used as a general-purpose language because of its popularity with programmers. It is not the world's easiest language to learn and you will certainly benefit if you are not learning C as your first programming language! C is trendy; many well established programmers are switching to C for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because of the portability that writing standard C programs can offer.