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I\u2019ve been wanting to write a post about the basics of C programming language so here I am. We\u2019ve heard it before from several or our nerdy colleagues – \u201cOh, I took a C programming class back in college, but I forgot all about it\u201d. Well that\u2019s because you obviously haven\u2019t built many applications using C. To really know something in programming is to actually have done it. <\/p>\n

I myself fall guilty of this – except I managed to salvage a C book at some random book donation. It was a super thick book, you just can\u2019t imagine a C programming book being any other way. Its hardcover was in pastel yellow, inside was a pretty rough read. To be honest I only made it half way through the book, this was back in the mid 90s. <\/p>\n

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Fast forward to now – well we have the internet. We have the luxury of digital copies, audio books and youtube to provide us with everything a programmer could ever ask for. One thing I\u2019ve noticed that hasn\u2019t changed is the manner in which C is taught – it\u2019s the same pattern. <\/p>\n

1. Learn basic hardware – CPU, RAM
\n2. Learn C keywords – printf, scanf, data types
\n3. Learn basic C language and syntax
\n4. Apply these fundamental concepts to write simple programs.
\n5. Master the fundamentals and build something awesome.<\/p>\n

My first programming language was PHP, though categorized as an interpreted high level language it\u2019s still considered a programming language. Any set of instructions you give the computer is a programming language. I really like PHP. <\/p>\n

So I wanted to go down the rabbit hole, or, I have decided too. I don\u2019t run into programmers that program in C anymore. With the advent of some really cool hipster languages and frameworks, a lot of programmers these days end up really using frameworks and start deploying – hows that for high level programming. Hey I have nothing against that at all – I\u2019ve done this many times myself in my consulting work. Frameworks are highly efficient, they get the job done. <\/p>\n

I found some really good reliable learning material on the internet. And so I wanted to base this post on a youtube channel series I have been immersing myself into – it does a pretty good job of explaining the basics of C. This post will be based on my review of Introduction to Programming through ‘C’<\/a>. <\/p>\n

First off, I\u2019m a big fan of finding truth. I\u2019m unrelenting when it comes to finding reliable information I can deem valuable over a long period of time, a fundamental. It sounds like a tall order, but simply ordering something at your will is a luxury and many times superficial. To get to the truth, to get to something extremely valuable one must find where it all began. I actually had to prevent myself from getting deep into assembly and the CPU architecture for the time being. <\/p>\n

Ok enough philosophy, on to the video and learning material.<\/p>\n

Introduction to programming and programming languages: C Programming<\/h2>\n