C Roadmap - Beginner

Follow this step-by-step roadmap to master c at Beginner level

1

Introduction

1 week

▹What is C? History & Features
▹Installing a C Compiler (GCC, Clang, MSVC)
▹Setting up IDE (Code::Blocks, VS Code, Dev-C++)
▹Hello World Program
▹Structure of a C Program
▹Compilation & Execution Process
▹Comments in C

2

Basic Syntax & Data Types

2 weeks

▹Keywords & Identifiers
▹Constants, Variables & Scope
▹Data Types (int, float, char, double, void)
▹Format Specifiers (printf & scanf)
▹Type Modifiers (short, long, unsigned, signed)
▹Type Casting

3

Operators & Expressions

1 week

▹Arithmetic Operators
▹Relational Operators
▹Logical Operators
▹Bitwise Operators
▹Assignment Operators
▹Increment & Decrement
▹Ternary Operator
▹Operator Precedence

4

Control Flow

2 weeks

▹if, if-else, nested if
▹switch-case
▹for loop
▹while loop
▹do-while loop
▹break, continue, goto
▹Mini-Project: Number Guessing Game

5

Functions

2 weeks

▹Defining & Calling Functions
▹Function Parameters & Return Types
▹Pass by Value vs Pass by Reference
▹Recursion Basics
▹Scope & Storage Classes (auto, static, extern, register)
▹Inline Functions (macro-based)

6

Arrays & Strings

2 weeks

▹1D Arrays (declaration, initialization)
▹2D Arrays (matrices)
▹Array Iteration & Manipulation
▹Strings in C (char arrays)
▹String Functions (strlen, strcpy, strcat, strcmp)
▹Mini-Project: Simple Student Record Program

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