🎙️ Introduction
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Welcome to – Why Was C Language Developed?
In this chapter, we will understand: What problems existed before C
Why older languages were not enough What improvements C...Read More
🕰️ 1. Problems Before C Language
Before C was developed, programmers mainly used:
Machine Language...Read More
❌ Problems with Machine Language:
Written in 0s and 1s
Very difficult to understand
Time-consuming
Machine dependent
Example: 10101010 00011010 Hard to read, right?...Read More
❌ Problems with Assembly Language:
Easier than machine language
Still complex
Machine dependent
Not portable
Programs written for one machine would not work on another...Read More
🔄 2. Need for a Better Language
In the late 1960s and early 1970s:
Computers were becoming more powerful
Operating systems were growing
Software development was increasing
Programmers needed a language that was:
Easy to write
Easy to understand
Efficient and fast
Portable (works on different systems)...Read More
👨💻 3. The Real Reason Behind C
The main reason C was developed was:
👉 To create the UNIX operating system in a better way.
Originally, UNIX was written in assembly language.
But writing large operating systems in assembly was:
Difficult
Time-consuming
Hard to maintain
So Dennis Ritchie developed C in 1972 at Bell Labs to:
Improve the B language
Add data types
Increase performance Make system programming...Read More
⚙️ 4. Goals of Developing C Language
C was developed with specific goals:
✅ 1. Efficiency
C should run fast like assembly language.
✅ 2. Portability
Programs should work on different machines with little modification.
✅ 3. Structured Programming
Programs should be organized using:
Functions
Blocks
Logical structure
✅ 4. Low-Level Access
C should allow:
Direct memory access
Hardware control
✅ 5. High-Level Features
At the same time, C should be...Read More.
🌍 5. Impact of C Development
After C was developed:
UNIX became portable
Software development became easier
Many new languages were inspired by C
C++
Java
C#
Python (influenced by C syntax)...Read More
🎯 6. Simple Explanation (Exam Point of View)
If asked in an exam:
Why was C language developed?
You can answer:
C language was developed to overcome the limitations of earlier languages like assembly and B language. It was mainly created to develop the UNIX operating system in a more efficient,...Read More
🎬 Closing
That’s all for ( Why Was C Language Developed? )
In the next chapter, we will learn about:
👉 Features of C Language...Read More
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