Learn C in 60 Seconds

A supercharged introduction to the C programming language. Dave teaches you a cocktail-party level of C in under one minute.

[mmhck]

Thanks. I can now finish my nuclear reactor’s cooling system.

[Bill_N_ATX]

This is like saying writing a great novel in English is easy. After all it only uses 26 characters to capture every word in the language. Just 26 characters.

[lucasgroves]

"Watch it again until it makes sense..." 😄

[NexusKiwi]

Text: C in 60 seconds
Logo: *shows c++*

[deadseveredheads]

Thought I was about to get a music theory lesson. I hid my guitar…

[gklinger]

Now explain to the newbs that puts() is for strings but if they want to print a variable they have to use printf(). I've been asked about that a few times over the years.

[lefteriseleftheriades]

I now know enough C to write my own operating system. Just need a 60 second assembly course so I can switch from real to extended mode and create the TLB

[KindStarWonder]

But Dave... you said nothing about pointers or dynamically allocated memory.

[Egilhelmson]

Alas, by the standard, main() returns an int value, not void. Ignoring the return value by using the void type is easy, but wrong, like assuming your micro-C will free() dynamic memory from alloc().

[sharokhkeshawarz]

Did he just made a function main with void ? XD (it works but dangs its not usual)

[greg]

As a fifty-year C programmer... just one question: Why did you take so long, it's Not that complicated? Love your stuff.

It's also a `What is a programming language` instead of `Learn C`.

[TRDiscordian]

Why is the opening logo C++ if you're explaining C?

[Archedbog]

Why doesnt the hello world funtion not return 0?
Or better yet, why is main a void finction instead of an int function?

[LoveToMix]

“Average smart person” love that description

[madmax]

FYI Having the wrong logo and having that autocomplete (copilot?) turned on in this example makes this a lot less beginner-friendly. (Because it's confusing and gaslighty)

[damionlee]

It doesn't think, it doesn't know anything, it doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad... It just runs programs!

[valcubeto]

"If the function doesn't exist, you need to define it"
"Don't forget to clean your allocated values at the end"

[ajk_]

Thanks for making shorts for good and not for evil

[erikkonstas]

Also, (void ()()) is not a valid type for main, the valid ones are (int ()(void)) and (int ()(int, char**)).