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Get Started With C

This document provides a guide for getting started with the C programming language, including the necessary tools such as a text editor and compiler. It recommends using Code::Blocks as an IDE for writing and executing C code, and includes a simple example of a C program that prints 'Hello World!'. Additionally, it mentions the 'Try it Yourself' tool available on W3Schools for interactive coding practice.

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Get Started With C

This document provides a guide for getting started with the C programming language, including the necessary tools such as a text editor and compiler. It recommends using Code::Blocks as an IDE for writing and executing C code, and includes a simple example of a C program that prints 'Hello World!'. Additionally, it mentions the 'Try it Yourself' tool available on W3Schools for interactive coding practice.

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Get Started With C


To start using C, you need two things:

A text editor, like Notepad, to write C


code
A compiler, like GCC, to translate the C
code into a language that the computer
will understand

There are many text editors and compilers


to choose from. In this tutorial, we will use
an IDE (see below).

C Install IDE
An IDE (Integrated Development
Environment) is used to edit AND compile
the code.

Popular IDE's include Code::Blocks, Eclipse,


and Visual Studio. These are all free, and
they can be used to both edit and debug C
code.

Note: Web-based IDE's can work as well,


but functionality is limited.

We will use Code::Blocks in our tutorial,


which we believe is a good place to start.

You can find the latest version of Codeblocks


at http://www.codeblocks.org/. Download
the mingw-setup.exe file, which will
install the text editor with a compiler.

C Quickstart
Let's create our first C file.

Open Codeblocks and go to File > New >


Empty File.

Write the following C code and save the file


as myfirstprogram.c (File > Save File
as):

myfirstprogram.c

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
printf("Hello World!");
return 0;
}

Don't worry if you don't understand the code


above - we will discuss it in detail in later
chapters. For now, focus on how to run the
code.

In Codeblocks, it should look like this:

Then, go to Build > Build and Run to run


(execute) the program. The result will look
something to this:

Hello World!
Process returned 0 (0x0) execution
time : 0.011 s
Press any key to continue.

Congratulations! You have now written


and executed your first C program.

Learning C At W3Schools
When learning C at W3Schools.com, you can
use our "Try it Yourself" tool, which shows
both the code and the result. It is used to
write, run, and test code right in your
browser:

myfirstprogram.c
Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
printf("Hello World!");
return 0;
}

Result:

Hello World!

Try it Yourself »

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