• C is a powerful, general-purpose programming language widely used for system and application development.
• History: C was developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in the early 1970s.
• Evolution: C evolved from earlier languages like BCPL and B, and became popular with the development of the UNIX operating system.
• Importance: C is called the mother of many languages because it influenced C++, Java, C#, and many more.
• Features: structured programming, fast execution, portability, rich library support, pointers and memory access, modularity using functions.
• Applications: operating systems (Unix/Linux parts), embedded systems, device drivers, compilers, databases, networking tools, and game engines.
• Why learn C? It builds strong fundamentals in logic, memory management, and problem-solving.

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
    printf("Hello, C!\n");
    return 0;
}