What happened to C?

I was always wondering what happened to the original C programming language. Ever since C++ came around, that has been the choice for game programmers and such. C just got lost somewhere. Who here still uses C? We can't forget our roots!

 

Nah, c is prob. still the most widely used language when it comes to making games because its faster than c++. but i can't talk, i dont know it lol.

 

Neo, Ill bet you $5 the O/S you posted that from is written in C.


C is mostly used for hardware programming, you may have heard of Embedded C etc and Operating systems and such. I believe most games have moved to C++ which is just C with improvements and more flexibility.

I don't use C much because I can write the type of programs I need alot faster in Perl. C is pretty horrible for strings and text manipulation.

Heres an example of two of the same exact programs first in C

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
Int mynumber;
mynumber = 5;
printf("The Number Is ", mynumber);
return 0;
}

Now here's perl

Code:

$mynumber = 5;
print mynumber;

I doubt C will die anytime soon. Its still out there. But some languages are easier for specific things.

 

I like C because it's powerful, but there are easier languages. I prefer to switch off. Maybe I'll try Perl. Looks easy.

 

I have a 600-page book on the C language and it states that C is like a migration path to C++. Most of the concepts taught through C are in C++. Here's a C code.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int=num
num=1

printf("The first number is %d.\n", num);
return 0;
}

Now here's a C++ code.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
  cout<<"Hello World!";
  return 0;
}

C and C++ aren't that different. Most game programmers use C++, but I don't know why. C is just as powerful. Oh well...