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20120815   An Introduction to C, VII   ⇢  

So far, I have thrown a lot of information at you very quickly. Let's recap with completely useless programs. The character variable type uses 8 bits of memory (one byte). This type is declared with the 'char' keyword. While the character type is used to

20120728   An Introduction to C, VI   ⇢  

Now for something odd. a = (x > 3 ? 2 : 10); The above means: "if x is greater than 3 then a is equal to 2, otherwise a is equal to 10. Written in a form with which you are already familiar, the above is exactly equivalent to the following: if (x

20120710   An Introduction to C, V   ⇢  

As you might imagine, a large series of conditional statements could get really tedious. Imagine a series of 20 if statements... and imagine typing that out. Very quickly, it would become very annoying. For this reason, C has the switch-break. switch

20160705   An Introduction to C, IV   ⇢  

Programs are a lot more useful if users can interact with them. It is equally useful to be able to perform specific operations depending upon what input is gained from said users. That's the topic for this entry. There are several methods that can be used

20120626   An Introduction to C, III   ⇢  

So, in this installment, let's talk about loops. So far, all you have had is sequences. Programs only consist of sequence, loop, selection, and data. Looking at it this way, you're nearly ready to call yourself a programmer. So, don't get discouraged. A l

20120616   An Introduction to C, II   ⇢  

Last time, we got into the absolute basics. This time, let's cover something more useful. A variable is like a letter in algebra. You can make it something other than what it appears to be, and this can be quite useful. Unlike algebra, a variable can be A

20120613   An Introduction to C, I   ⇢  

C is a computer programming language that was designed for the purpose of implementing system software. Today, it is still used for that task but is also used for implementing application software. C is insanely widely used. C is the bedrock of UNIX, Linu

20111020   An Introduction to Slackware Linux   ⇢  

People often look at Slackware with a certain amount of trepidation. It appears complicated, difficult, or tedious. If you ever felt like trying Slackware but didn't because of those fears, this is an article for you. I am going to cover installation ste