C is a general-purpose programming language supporting structured programming, variables, and recursion, with a static type system that prevents unintended operations. Dennis Ritchie developed C in 1972 at Bell Labs to overcome issues with prior languages like BCPL and B, intending it for use in the UNIX operating system. C inherited features from these predecessors but added static types, structures, unions, and functions to become a system implementation language.

1. C Programming Language
What is C language?
History of C language?

2. What is C Language?
What is C Language?
C is a general-purpose, imperative computer
programming language, supporting structured
programming, lexical variable scope and recursion, while
a static type system prevents many unintended
operations.

3. History of C language?
● C programming language was developed in 1972 by
Dennis Ritchie at bell laboratories of AT&T (American
Telephone & Telegraph).
● Dennis Ritchie is known as the founder of c language.
● It was developed to overcome the problems of
previous languages such as B, BCPL etc.
● C language was developed to be used in UNIX
operating system.
● It inherits many features of previous languages such
as B and BCPL.

4. ● Let's see the programming languages that were
developed before C language.
● Algol
● BCPL
● B
● Traditional C