C is a high-level and general-purpose programming language that is ideal for developing firmware or portable applications. Originally intended for writing system software, C was developed at Bell Labs by Dennis Ritchie for the Unix Operating System in the early 1970s.

C was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. Many of its principles and ideas were taken from the earlier language B and B's earlier ancestors BCPL and CPL.


Because C comes after B. The reason why the language was named “C” by its creator was that it came after B language. Back then, Bell Labs already had aprogramming language called “B” at their disposal. ... The Unix operating system was originally created at Bell Labs by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.

Although numerous computer languages are used for writing computer applications, the computer programming language, C, is the most popular language worldwide. Everything from microcontrollers to operating systems is written in C since it's very flexible and versatile, allowing maximum control with minimal commands


The major difference between C and C++ is that C is a procedural programming language and does not support classes and objects, while C++ is a combination of both procedural  and object oriented programming language; therefore C++ can be called a hybrid language.


C++: This programming language is an object-oriented programming language that incorporates all the features of C. C++ is used for operating systems, games, embedded software, autonomous cars and medical technology, as well as many other applications.

All the system software programming(at kernel side) will use C as it executes faster than other popular programming languages like java. And their main usage that is commonly known is in the field of embedded systems. ... Linux kernel is written in Cbecause, according to Linus Torvalds, C++ is a horrible language.

Benefits of C. As a middle level language, C combines the features of both high level and low level languages. It can be used for low-level programming, such as scripting for drivers and kernels and it also supports functions of high level programming languages, such as scripting for software applications etc.

In C, a library is a set of functions contained within a single "archive" file. ... Libraries are often written in C because C compilers generate efficient object code; programmers then create interfaces to the library so that the routines can be used from higher-level languages like Java, Perl, and Python.