Introduction to Programming in C: Writing Your First Program with Vim and GCC

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Introduction to Programming in C
Sep 8, 2024


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Lecture Notes: Writing Your First Computer Program
Introduction to the Video
Host: Caleb from Caleb the Video Maker 2
Objective: Write the first computer program

Clearing the Shell
Command: `clear`
Used to clear the terminal screen

Creating a New File
File Name: `hello.c`
`.c` denotes a C programming language file



Using Vim Text Editor
Insert Mode
Enter: Press `i`
Exit: Press `Esc`
Navigating in Vim
Use arrow keys in insert mode
More navigation tricks will be covered in future videos

Writing the First Program
Code Structure
Include Standard IO Library:

#include <stdio.h>



Main Function:

int main() {
// Code goes here
}



Print Statement:

printf("Hello world!\n");



`\n` is a newline character

Return Statement: