C Programming: Visual Quickstart Guide

Chapter 1. Getting Started with C

When creating C applications, your first step is to decide what the application should do. Once you've done that, you write the C source code and compile it into an executable format. Finally, you can run the executable application.

But nothing is ever that easy—all too often you have additional steps to take: debugging and debugging, followed by more debugging. In this chapter, you'll learn how to follow these steps to create your first (very simple) C application. This information will be the basis of the book's remaining material—as well as the basis for your life as a C developer.

This chapter begins with the basic syntax and instructions for creating a quick C source file. Then you'll see how to compile ...