Intro to C programming language

Included in the course

Description

Brian Kernighan, one of the authors of a classic textbook wrote: «C is a razor sharp tool, with which one can create an elegant and efficient program or a bloody mess.» This introductory course is for absolute beginners in programming. It will help you understand the main concepts of the popular programming language.

Course program

• 1

  First program in C

  Write, compile and run our first program.

  theory
• 2

  Variables and loops in C

  To learn about variables and loops in C and to write a somewhat more useful program.

  theory

  quiz

• 3

  Float in C

  To improve our temperature conversion program by using float insted of int.

  theory

  quiz

• 4

  For loop in C

  To learn about another type of loops in C and rewrite the temperature conversion program so that it uses for instead of while.

  theory

  quiz

• 5

  Functions in C

  To learn about functions, create our own function and call it.

  theory

  quiz

• 6

  if/else condition

  Learn about conditions and complete a classical exercise called Fizz-Buzz.

  theory
• 7

  Switch instead of if/else

  To learn to use another method of checking conditions: switch.

  theory
• 8

  Arrays in C

  Explore the data type called "array".

  theory
• 9

  Additional resources

  Some materials the Hexlet team have picked up. This will give you a more in-depth understanding of the topic