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Any complete video tutorials for learning C? I do not know even the ABC of programming [closed]
Any complete video tutorials for learning C? I do not know even the ABC of programming.
FYI: I'am a web designer.
I am planning to self learn.
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CoffeeScript translates to JavaScript. Is there something like it for C? [closed]
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Is there a language that transcompiles to C with a better syntax?
There are many language implementations which compile to C. However, most of them have some language ...
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C is written in C, how is this possible? [closed]
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How could the first C++ compiler be written in C++?
I know my question goes to the underground galaxy cave where languages are born and involves some lambda math and ...
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What makes C so popular in the age of OOP?
I code a lot in both C and C++, but did not expect C to be the second most popular language, slightly behind Java.
TIOBE Programming Community Index
I'm curious as to why, in this age of OOP, C is ...
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going from C,C++ to php [closed]
I need some good professional advice from some of you.
Till now I had worked in c and C++ with having a good exposure to telecom background.This is around 8 years since I am working on these ...
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Do C library functions generally mimic the Intel assembly language style?
I'm looking at the basic strcpy function. It is
char *strcpy( char *dest, const char *src );
Which reminds me of assembly language: MOV DEST, SRC
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Why are several popular programming languages influenced by C? [closed]
The Top 10 programming languages, according to the TIOBE index seem to be heavily influenced by C:
1. Java
The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model ...
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Correct For Loop Design
What is the correct design for a for loop?
Felix currently uses
if len a > 0 do
for var i in 0 upto len a - 1 do
println a.[i];
done
done
which is inclusive of the upper bound. This ...
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Why we still need C in terms of development for high level programming modules? [closed]
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I don't know C. And why should I learn it?
I was kind of awkward in coding with C, though I am somewhat familiar with it. I like Java and C#. The reason I like to ...
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Why is scanf called scanf? (Same for printf.)
I am just curious why in the C programming language the function to read formatted input was called "scanf" as opposed to "readf". I assume it is derived from an earlier language, so in that case why ...
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Why has the rate of programming language popularization slowed down in recent decades? [closed]
If I understand correctly, there was a huge birth of programming languages during the early decades of computing, but then things have stabilized.
Basically, why are many universities and industries ...
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Is C a MUST-learn language for programmer? [closed]
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I don't know C. And why should I learn it?
I start my programming from Java, and learned PHP. Also, because of the work, I learned Objective-C. But most of the ...
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Why has C prevailed over Pascal?
My understanding is that in the 1980s and perhaps in the 1990s, too - Pascal and C were pretty much head-to-head as production languages.
Is the ultimate demise of Pascal only due to Borland's ...
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Do the young minds need to learn the pointer concepts?
Why did the C master Dennis Ritchie introduce pointers in C? And why did the other programming languages like VB.NET or Java or C# eliminate them? I have found some points in Google, and I want to ...
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How could the first C++ compiler be written in C++?
I'd always thought the first C++ compiler was written in assembly, until I found this:
The first C++ compiler (Cfront) was written in C++
I believe the rest of the paragraph in that page is trying ...
