Learn C the Hard Way: Practical Exercises on the Computational Subjects You Keep Avoiding (Like C)

Exercise 1. Dust Off That Compiler

After you have everything installed, you need to confirm that your compiler works. The easiest way to do that is to write a C program. Since you should already know at least one programming language, I believe you can start with a small but extensive example.

ex1.c

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 1   #include <stdio.h>  2  3   /* This is a comment. */  4   int main(int argc, char *argv[])  5   {  6       int distance = 100;  7  8       // this is also a comment  9       printf("You are %d miles away.\n", distance); 10 11       return 0; 12   }

If you have problems getting the code up and running, watch the video for this exercise to see me do it first.

Breaking It Down

There are a few features of the C language ...