Start with the cs300-s21-labs-YOURNAME repository you used for Lab 0.įirst, ensure that your repository has a handout remote. If you are looking for a detailed tutorial on C, check out the links on our C primer. The main features of the C language include low-level access to memory, a simple set of keywords, and clean style, these features make C suitable and widely-used for system programming. Don’t be afraid to look up questions on Stack Overflow and Linux Man Pages (which provide great documentation on C library functions), and if that doesn’t help, ask on Piazza! Why C?Ĭheck out this article for more on why C programming is awesome! Here are some of the article’s highlights: C is an imperative programming language that was mainly developed as a systems programming language to write operating systems. If you take away anything from this course, hopefully, it’s that Computer Systems are not magic and that much of it actually makes a lot of sense. After this lab, you will also be more familiar with pointers and why C and C++ use them. The purpose of this lab is to give you some experience with writing and understanding the syntax of C programs and apply the tools used to compile and run them. Completed the Diversity Survey – Your grades for Lab 0 and Lab 1 will depend on whether you’ve submitted this (though all questions are optional). Completed Lab 0 – This will ensure that your VM and grading server account are set up properly.Ģ.

Before attempting this lab, please make sure that you have:ġ.

Writing makefile for c program