Getting started with C

C gives you direct control over memory and runs fast with very little overhead, which is why operating systems and device firmware use it. Learning it teaches you how a computer really works.

Save this as main.c, compile with gcc main.c -o main, and run ./main.

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void) {
  printf("Vanakkam, C!\n");
  printf("%d + %d = %d\n", 2, 3, 2 + 3);
  return 0;
}

Vanakkam, C!
2 + 3 = 5