The post Why C is Still the Go-To Language for Programmers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .‘C‘ is a general-purpose programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell Labs in the early 1970s. It …
This tutorial will help you start C Programming Language studying by practice on Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. The required tools are all fully free software namely GNU GCC and Geany. We also include a link to a collection of good lessons so you can lea…
Practical guide on the fundamentals and workings of goto statements in C, the various instances it can come in handy, how it works, and how to use it.
Tutorial on how to use the sigaction() function to change or restore the action of a signal and how to spot the errors that can occur when using sigaction().
A system call is a method for a software to communicate with the operating system. When software performs a system call, it sends the request to the kernel of the operating system. The read () system function in C reads data from the file referred to by the file descriptor.
Tutorial on how to use the fork() and exec() functions to create, run, or replace a process with another using its description, syntax, and calling method.
Practical guide on how to allocate and use the shared memory with POSIX system calls and how to create the necessary variables to use in their input arguments.
Tutorial on how to use the kill() function to send a signal to one or more processes, how it works, its arguments, the data type used, and the method called.
Comprehensive tutorial on what system calls are, what they are used for, and what makes them different from the other functions in the standard C libraries.
Tutorial on how to use the sleep() function to create delays in real time, how to delay the execution of a program, and the effects of signals on this function.
Guide on how to use the getpid() function to retrieve the identifier of the process that calls the function by looking at its syntax and explain how it works.
Practical guide on how to use the macro MIN() to find the minimum value of two variables, how it works, and the expression and formula that this macro applies.
Guide on how to use the poll() function to query or wait for a file to become available in order to perform a specific action using its syntax and structures.
The Ubuntu Buzz has been covering several programming languages setup for years including C, C++, Java, Pascal, Rust, Qt, GTK and so on. This includes well known programmer text editors like Codeblocks, Eclipse, Geany, Qt Creator and so on. Belie…
Practical guide on how to implement non-blocking IO with the “select” function in C and its basic usage using a programming example to explain its application.
Comprehensive tutorial on understanding the GCC compiler and on how to check your GCC compiler version and locate where it is installed on your computer.
Practical tutorial on the two different approaches on how to catch the socket errors in the C programming language using the perror() and strerror() functions.
Practical tutorial on the benefits of the GCC -g flag and how to use it when compiling your program and when working with a debugger using realistic examples.
Tutorial on how to create a socket in C and build the robust networked applications using the socket() system call and setsockopt() and socketpair() functions.
Tokens are important building components of the C program and have six types. Learn more about them in this guide.