C | Exercism

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71 Exercises

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About C

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
	printf("Hello, World!\n");
}

C is a general purpose language, used for a wide range of applications, from embedded computers to high-performance computing clusters.

C is commonly found in low level applications as it's a good alternative to harder-to-read assembly languages. It can be compiled to assembly to keep the same level of performance, while increasing readability, and providing a small level of safety with static types!

C was created by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs, and used to re-implement the Unix operating system. Now, it's one of the most used programming languages, with many compilers supporting providing support for most available hardware and platforms - there's plenty of resources and support available to help you get started!

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A tremendous learning opportunity to explore the depth of your own knowledge

Exercism is fantastic in learning new languages but that is not the extent of it. If you are a "more experienced" programmer you may have encountered impostor syndrome: the idea you don't really know what you think you know. Exercism lets you solve problems and put them in the space of open feedback which is a tremendous learning opportunity to explore the depth of your own knowledge. Even if you have been programming in a language for awhile it is worth checking into Exercism to see where you stand with current implementation practices.

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Meet the C Track mentors

Once you join the C language track, you will receive support and feedback from our team of mentors. Here are the bios of a few of the mentors of this track.

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Community-sourced C exercises

These are a few of the 71 exercises on the C track. You can see all the exercises here.

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Meet the C Track maintainers

The C Maintainers are the brains behind the C Track. They spend their spare time creating interesting and challenging exercises that we can all learn from. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work. Here are the bios of a few of the maintainers of this track.