Chapter 22. C Programming Basics
Introduction
There are many programming basics that span both C and C++. These basics will be introduced using C language. The upcoming programming sections are only an introduction. They don’t provide enough of information to be used as a reference for the C language. You want to supplement this section with a book dedicated to the C language.
C programs are written in terms of functions. A program will go into functions, execute the logic and leave. Frequently, functions are made up of other functions and statements. Statements are lines of code that carry out a task.
A C program must have a function called main(). The main function is the starting point of all C and C++ programs. Within the main() function is the ...
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