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In 2024 Its Important to Learn C Programming

"Here is Why?"

Many students and academic institutions mistakenly believe that C and C++ are obsolete in modern software development. However, these languages are still highly relevant and will likely continue to be so in 2024. Here are FIVE reasons why C and C++ remain important in the programming world:

#1 Strong Foundation
C and C++ provide a solid base in programming concepts, memory management, and system-level understanding, enhancing your overall comprehension of computer operations.

#2 Essential for System Programming
Both C and C++ are crucial for system programming, including operating systems, embedded systems, and hardware-level tasks. They are vital for low-level software development.

#3 Optimal for Performance-Critical Applications
Fields like game development, real-time systems, and high-performance computing favor C and C++ for their efficiency and precise hardware resource control.

#4 Key to Legacy Codebases
Many existing software systems, libraries, and frameworks are written in C and C++. Understanding these languages is vital for maintaining, updating, or integrating with legacy code.

#5 Mastering Memory Management
C and C++ offer direct control over memory management, helping developers understand the nuances of memory allocation and deallocation, essential for writing efficient code.


LEARN C IN PRODUCTIVE WAY

Follow my roadmap which I make after teaching so many students in last 6 years.

First setup your development environment, because learning practically > learning theoretically 

🏁 Milestone 1: BUILDING ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE

  • What is programming language?
  • What is C Language and why to learn?
  • About compilers and interpreters.
  • Installation of C compiler.
  • Which Text Editor and Hello World code.

🏁 MILESTONE 2: C PRELIMINARIES

  • C Preprocessors
  • C Header Files
  • C Tokens
  • C Data Types and Format Specifiers
  • C Expressions, Statements and Comments
  • C Type casting 
  • C Flow Control Statements
  • C Functions

🏁 MILESTONE 3: WORKING WITH DATA

  • C Iteration
  • C Pointers
  • C Array
  • C String

🏁 MILESTONE 4: DATA COLLECTION

  • C Structure
  • C Union

🏁 MILESTONE 5: ADVANCE TOPICS

  • C Memory Management
  • C Command Line Arguments

🏁 MILESTONE 6: WORKING WITH FILEs

  • Concept of Files and File Streams
  • Open and Close a File
  • Concept of file modes
  • Read / Write Operations

🏁 MILESTONE 7: PROJECT

  • Student Recorder System
  • Simple Text Editor
  • Hangman Game
  • To-Do List Application, etc

If you are willing to learn C/C++ languages along with the data structures and algorithms, you can check this resource

Aditya Jain
An India-based tech writer, lover of peace, code, and nature.

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