🔍 Cool & Quick Facts About C Language
- Born in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs — the language behind UNIX.
- Often called the mother of modern languages — C++, Java, and even Python took inspiration from it.
- Minimal but mighty: Just 32 keywords, yet powerful enough to build entire operating systems.
- Known for speed and control — lets you work close to hardware with pointers and memory management.
- No training wheels: No garbage collection, no bounds checking, no exceptions. Just raw power.
- The classic "Hello, World!" program? Yep, it started with C.
- Runs everywhere — from tiny embedded devices to massive supercomputers.
- Most of the Linux kernel is still written in C. Enough said.
- C compilers are often written in C — a language that bootstraps itself!
- Still evolving: From C89 to C18, it's leaner, meaner, and modern.
⚡ Whether you're into systems programming or just want to understand how computers really work — C is the language to know.
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