1 GETTING STARTED WITH C
In this chapter, you’ll develop your first C program: the traditional “Hello, world!” program. We’ll examine the various aspects of this simple C program, compile it, and run it. Then I’ll review some editor and compiler options and lay out common portability issues you’ll quickly become familiar with as you code in C.
Developing Your First C Program
The most effective way to learn C programming is to start writing C programs, and the traditional program to start with is “Hello, world!” Open your favorite text editor and enter the program in Listing 1-1.
hello.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
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