The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

Today, virtually all programming infrastructure rests on C in various ways, including being the foundation of other programming languages like Java, JavaScript, and Python.

Cython A superset of the Python language, combining syntax from Python and C. See Cython. D An object-oriented language similar to C/C++. See D. Dart Web-based programming language from Google.

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

“We needed a language that could be ‘taught’ to virtually all students (and faculty) without their having to take a course.” History of C and The Rise of Pascal, C++ and More After BASIC, in the early ...

A further boost to the success of C came with the publication, in 1978, of The C Programming Language by Dennis Ritchie and Brian Kernighan. The book, a slim 228 page volume, was, even for the ...