Lecture 1 - Course Introduction

Question 1

Why learn C?

Answer 1

• it is widely used and growing
• ubiquitous for systems programming
• small
• fast

Question 2

C vs. Java

Answer 2

• C is function oriented, strings are a char array, less built in safety, function is basic programming unit
• Java is object oriented, built in String type, more built in safety, class is basic programming unit