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C is an [old](old.md) [low level](low_level.md) structured [statically typed](static_typing.md) [imperative](imperative.md) compiled [programming language](programming_language.md), it is very fast and currently mostly used by [less retarded software](lrs.md). Though by very strict standards it would still be considered [bloated](bloat.md), compared to any mainstream [modern](modern.md) language it is very bullshitless, [KISS](kiss.md) and greatly established and "culturally stable", so it is also the go-to language of the [suckless](suckless.md) community as well as most true experts, for example the [Linux](linux.md) and [OpenBSD](openbsd.md) developers, because of its good, relatively simple design, **uncontested performance**, **wide support**, great number of compilers, level of control and a greatly established and tested status. C is **perhaps the most important language in history**; it influenced, to smaller or greater degree, basically all of the widely used languages today such as [C++](c.md), [Java](java.md), [JavaScript](javascript.md) etc., however it is not a thing of the past -- in the area of low level programming C is still the number one unsurpassed language. C is by no means perfect but it is currently probably the best choice of a programming language (along with [comun](comun.md), of course). Though C is almost always compiled, there have appeared some C interpreters as well.
{ Look up *The Ten Commandments for C Programmers* by Henry Spencer. Also the *Write in C* song (parody of *Let it Be*). ~drummyfish }
{ See https://wiki.bibanon.org/The_Perpetual_Playthings. Also look up *The Ten Commandments for C Programmers* by Henry Spencer. Also the *Write in C* song (parody of *Let it Be*). ~drummyfish }
It is usually **not considered an easy language to learn** because of its low level nature: it requires good understanding of how a [computer](computer.md) actually works and doesn't prevent the programmer from shooting himself in the foot. Programmer is given full control (and therefore responsibility). There are things considered "tricky" which one must be aware of, such as undefined behavior of certain operators and raw pointers. This is what can discourage a lot of modern "coding monkeys" from choosing C, but it's also what inevitably allows such great performance -- undefined behavior allows the compiler to choose the most efficient implementation. On the other hand, C as a language is pretty simple without [modern](modern.md) bullshit concepts such as [OOP](oop.md), it is not as much hard to learn but rather hard to master, as any other true art. In any case **you have to learn C** even if you don't plan to program in it regularly, it's the most important language in history and lingua franca of programming, you will meet C in many places and have to at least understand it: programmers very often use C instead of [pseudocode](pseudocode.md) to explain algorithms, C is used for optimizing critical parts even in non-C projects, many languages compile to C, it is just all around and you have to understand it like you have to understand [English](english.md).