Month
Month
Welcome to the CSIG, a Special Interest Group of the ACGNJ, and let me welcome everyone back from their Summer activities.
The subject for this month is a general review and introduction to the C Language. We will be discussing the following sub-topics:
| All of those assorted names: C, C++, C#, MFC, C-sharp, C-.net, etc. |
| Short history of the language. |
| Reasons for programming in C as opposed to other languages. |
| Computer systems that use C based applications. |
| Available tools or "compilers". |
| Further reading. |
This is an exciting time for the C Language programming since Microsoft now has 4 different language compilers: C++, C++ Express, C-Sharp, and C-Sharp Express. These are all capable of creating Windows (tm) programs and the "Express" versions are free !
Microsoft is now advertising it's newest versions designated Visual Studio 2008. There are "Express"
versions otherwise know as "Free" as well as the commercial versions. The Express versions are
fully functional. Unless you work in a large program development company, you probably won't need the
broader features of the commercial versions.
Additionally, there are other companies making free and almost free compilers.
Here's a link with many compilers:
http://www.willus.com/ccomp.shtml
(See below for other language and tutorial links.)
The following PDF files contain more detailed information about the C and C++ language as well as an extensive list of web sites showing free programs and tutorials for both Windows (tm) and Linux.
The beginning of the evening (starting at 7:30pm) will be a RANDOM ACCESS discussion. The main presentation will follow.
Our download site has code and programs from most of our meetings. ( Source Code Files )
Sample Code
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#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
printf ("Hello World!\n");
return 0;
}