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C language - Overview, Application Areas

2024-07-11

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The application of C language is extremely wide. From website backend to underlying operating system, from multimedia applications to large-scale online games, all can be developed using C language.

  • C language can be used to write website backend programs.

  • C language can be used to write powerful program libraries specifically for a certain topic.

  • C language can be used to write large-scale game engines.

  • C language can be used to write another language.

  • Operating systems and drivers can be written in C language, and can only be written in C language.

  • Any device with a microprocessor can support C. From microwave ovens to cell phones,
    Driven by C language technology.

  • Embedded: C package dominates the world, very little assembly
  • Web development: Most JavaScript, PHP and a small amount of ASP, JSP
  • PHP is pure C development
  • High-performance services: Apache, Nginx, Memcached, Redis, etc.
  • Both the server and the database are developed in pure C
  • Distributed applications: Java and Python dominate
  • Game Servers: C, C++, and Lua Scripts
  • Parallel computing: Java, Go, Erlang
  • C is very convenient to connect to Go language
  • Game Engine: C and Scripting
  • Game Logic: Scripts
  • Mobile development: Java, Obj-C/Swift
  • Desktop development: C, Qt Script, and C# can all create beautiful cross-platform interfaces
  • Operating Systems: C Dominates
  • Virtualization technology: QEMU, KVM, and Xen are all developed in pure C
  • Database: C is the king
  • Compiler: C and C coexist
  • Big Data: Java Dominates the World
  • Cloud storage: Java and Python dominate
  • In recent years, Go language has also participated in many projects