History of C and C++ • History of C – Evolved from two other programming languages • BCPL and B – “Typeless” languages – Dennis Ritchie (Bell Laboratories) • Added data typing, other features – Development language of UNIX – Hardware independent • Portable programs – 1989: ANSI standard – 1990: ANSI and ISO standard published • ANSI/ISO 9899: 1990 | Chapter 1 - Introduction to C Programming Outline 1. History of C and C 2. C Standard Library 3. Basics of a Typical C Environment 4. Introduction to C Programming 5. A Simple Program Printing a Line of Text 6. Another Simple Program Adding Two Integers 7. Arithmetic 8. Decision Making Equality and Relational Operators 9. Introduction to Object Technology 2003 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 2 History of C and C History of C - Evolved from two other programming languages BCPL and B - Typeless languages - Dennis Ritchie Bell Laboratories Added data typing other features - Development language of UNIX - Hardware independent Portable programs - 1989 ANSI standard - 1990 ANSI and ISO standard published ANSI ISO 9899 1990 2003 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved. 3 History of C and C History of C - Extension of C - Early 1980s Bjarne Stroustrup Bell Laboratories - Spruces up C - Provides capabilities for object-oriented programming Objects reusable software components - Model items in real world Object-oriented programs - Easy to understand correct and modify - Hybrid language C-like style Object-oriented style Both 2003 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights .
