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Java is an object oriented and structured programming language, designed by Sun Microsystems in the year 1991.Java is a third generation programming language. It has an in built application interface which has the ability to handle the graphics and user interfaces that creates the applets or applications.

The very advantage of java is its “portability”, the programmer can write the program and compile in the same kind of environment as it is written and after that it can be run anywhere.

Java relates to both C and C++, it uses the syntax of C and the object oriented concepts from c++ and this makes Java appealing. When a source code is given as the input, the output from java compiler is the “bytecode”. Bytecode contains set of instructions which will be executed by Java Virtual machine (JVM). In a more simple way, I can say JVM interprets the bytecode and this is the reason that java can be run anywhere. Applets are the programs which are embedded in to web page and can be executed where as the applications are directly executed by JVM.

It is not always possible to compile the complete program at the same time, so java uses just-in-time compiler to compile a set of bytecodes in real time for execution and the remaining codes will just be interpreted and thus makes the execution of Java program faster. The two main building blocks of java programming are the classes and objects. Objects are the instance of class and class is a template for creating objects.

Unlike in c/c++ you need not manually allocate/de allocate dynamic memory, java itself does this and also it has garbage collection for the unused objects. Java program handles the run time errors too. Java supports multithreaded programming.

To summarize Java is easy to use, write and to compile, it is robust, platform –independent, distributed, interpreted and secure.

To a beginner programmer the biggest question is where to start. Which language to choose from the mighty pool of 100’s of languages.

This is was the same question I asked myself when I started writing my first program. I tried many languages but finally I came to C, the most beautiful and charming language of all. I was literally blown away by the simplicity and elegance of C.

Though C is simple it is one of the most powerful languages ever created.

In this dynamic IT world new language come every day and get obsolete, so there must be something in the C which has remained there for 3 decades and more and even today there is hardly any language which can match its strength.

90% of the starting programmer says that C has been superseded by its predecessors such as C++, Java, and C # and so on so why learn C. I don’t know why they think so but I know one thing that they will never excel the other 10% programmers who differs from this opinion. Simple reason is how could a skyscraper building stand against time if its foundation is not strong.

C was the programming language developed at AT & T’s Bell Laboratories of USA in 1972. It was written by a man name Dennis Ritchie.

Now Let us begin to analyze reason why C should be your first programming language.

1. I believe nobody can learn C++ or Java directly. To master these languages you need to have a strong concept of programming element such as polymorphism, classes, inheritance etc. Simple question is how you can learn such complicated concepts when you don’t even know about the basic elements such as block functions. C is a language which begins from scratch and it has foundational concepts on which today concepts stand on.

2. It is language on which C++ is based on, hence C# also derive its origin from the C. Java is also a distant cousin of C and share the same programming concept and syntax of C. These are the most dominant languages in the world and all are based on C. To rock the world through them you must get rocking with C.

3. C++, Java, and C # make use of OOP (Object Oriented Programming). Not all programs need it even though it is a powerful tool. Such programs are still written in C.

4. When ever it comes to performance (speed of execution), C is unbeatable.

5. Major parts of the Windows, Unix and Linux are still written in C. So if you want program these OS or create your own you need to know C.

6. Device drivers of new devices are always written in C. The reason is that C provides you access to the basic elements of the computer. It gives you direct access to memory of your CPU through pointers. It allows you to manipulate and play with bits and bytes.

7. Mobiles, Palmtops, PDA’s etc are gaining popularity every second. Also appliances such as T.V., Refrigerators, and Microwaves etc. are becoming an integral part of our daily needs. You may not know but they have a CPU with them which do need programming and the software’s written for them are known as embedded system programs. These programs have to be fast in execution but also have a very little memory. No question why C is ideally suited for embedded system programming.

8. You must have played games on your PC. Even today these astounding 3D games use C as their core. Why? The simple reason who will play the game when it takes a lot of time fire a bullet after you have given command from the console. The reply to the command should be damn prompt and fast. Reply in 1 Nano second is an outstanding game; Reply in 10 Nano seconds is crap. Even today there is no match for C.

9. C is a middle level language. There are three types of language – High Level, Middle Level & Low Level. High level languages are user oriented, giving faster development of programs, example is BASIC. Low level languages are machine oriented; they provide faster execution of programs. C is a middle level language because it combines the best part of high level language with low level language. It is both user and machine oriented and provides infinite possibilities.

10. Last but not least it is a block structured language. The first symbol of a modern language is that it is block structured. Each code exists in separate block and is not known to code in other block providing easy means of programming and minimizing the possibilities of undesirable side effects. C is designed from the base to top to be a block structured language. Many older languages, most popular being BASIC tried to introduce this concept but their short coming can never fulfilled as they were never built along these line.

I think I have given all reason I know why c should be your first programming language. One thing is for sure that there no other language which more reliable, simple and easy to use.

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