C History
C is a programming language created at AT&T’s Bell Laboratories in the USA in 1972.
It was developed by Dennis Ritchie, earning him the title of the father of C programming.
The primary purpose of C was to design the UNIX operating system, which serves as the foundation for many UNIX-based operating systems today.
C was designed to be a powerful, flexible language that enables efficient coding for busy programmers.
Due to its impressive set of features, C gained popularity beyond Bell Labs in the late 70s.
Why Name “C” Programing
C’s principles and ideas were derived from the earlier language B, developed by Ken Thompson.
BCPL and CPL are the earlier ancestors of the B language.
CPL stands for Common Programming Language and was created in 1967 as a scaled-down version of CPL.
C was named so because many of its features were derived from the “B” language.
After 7-8 years, C++ was developed as the first example of object-oriented programming.
C Programming History Inshort
| Summary – | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Language Developed By | Ken Thompson |
| 2 | Operating System Developed in C | UNIX |
| 3 | Developed at | AT & T Bell Laboratory |
| 4 | Creator of Traditional C | Dennis Ritchie |
| 5 | Year | 1972 |
C Programming Development :
| Programming Language | Development Year | Developed by |
|---|---|---|
| ALGOL | 1960 | International Group |
| BCPL | 1967 | Martin Richards |
| B | 1970 | Ken Thompson |
| Traditional C | 1972 | Dennis Ritchie |
| K&R C | 1978 | Brain Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie |
| ANSI C | 1989 | ANSI Committee |
| ANSI/ISO C | 1990 | ISO Committee |