1 Configuration and setup

This first chapter is purely optional. If you already know how to build C code, especially if you’re familiar with working at the command prompt, stop wasting time and merrily skip up to chapter 2. Otherwise, slug it out and

  • Review the C language development cycle

  • Use an integrated development environment (IDE) to build code

  • Explore the excitement of command-line programming in a terminal window, just like Grandpa did

  • Review options for linking in libraries and supplying command-line arguments

The purpose of this material is for review, though if you’ve never used a command line to program, you’re in for a treat: I find command-line programming to be fast and easy, specifically for the tiny programs created ...

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