The C programming language and a C compiler

  • Authors:
  • R. R. Ryan;H. Spiller

  • Affiliations:
  • Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington;Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington

  • Venue:
  • IBM Systems Journal
  • Year:
  • 1985

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Abstract

In the last few years, the C programming language has become one of the most widely used languages for applications and systems software on microcomputer systems. This paper describes the C language and its history. It then presents a specific implementation of C, the Microsoft C Compiler, which runs on the IBM Personal Computer.