computer language
Introduction The computer programming language C has become one of the most popular and significant programming languages in the past thirty years. ... This paper analyzes the history, advantages and disadvantages of language C. History of C The C language was developed from BCPL and B by Dennis Ritchie of Bell Laboratories in 1972 after Martin Richards created BCPL in 1967 and Ken Thompson developed the B language in 1970. C is primarily used as the programming language of the UNIX operating system and rapidly spread. ... Advantages of C Having fewer than forty keywords, C is a relatively small and efficient programming language. The compact block-structure, the good performance and the most efficient memory usage let C remain the dominant embedded development language while many newer programming languages keep developing.