Chapter One
Up from the Primordial C
In This Chapter
* Hysterical C history
* How C programs are created
* Building the source code
* Compiling and linking
* Running the result
As the most useful device you have ever used, a computer can become anything as long as you have the ability to program it. That's what makes computers unique in the pantheon of modern devices. And although most computer users shy away from programming confusing it with mathematics or electrical engineering the fact is that programming a computer is really a rather simple and straightforward thing. It's easy.
This chapter introduces you to the basics of programming. Although it has some yabber yabber and background information, the meat of the chapter involves creating, compiling, and running your first program. Feel the power! Finally, it's you who can tell the computer what to do with itself!
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