What is C Programming

1. C is a programming language developed at AT&T’s Bell laboratory of USA in 1972.
2. It was designed and written by Dennis Ritchie. 
3. Without any advertisement ‘C’ reputation spreads.
4. Ritchie seems to be surprised that so many programmers preferred C to older languages like FORTRAN or PL / I.
5. Possibly why C seems so popular is because it is reliable, easy and simple to use. 
6. C was meant to be friendly, capable and reliable.

Where C Stands

Problem oriented languages and High Level language.

• These languages have been designed to give a better programming efficiency i.e. program development.
• Examples of languages falling in this category are FORTRAN, BASIC, PASCLE etc....

Machine oriented language are low level languages.

• These languages have been designed to give a better machine efficiency i.e. faster program execution.
• Example of languages falling in this category are Assembly Languages and machine Language.

C stands in between these two categories. That’s why it is often called a middle level language, since it was designed to have both: A relatively good programming efficiency as compared to machine oriented language and a relatively good machine efficiency as compared to problem oriented languages.