Overview of this blog If you are a beginner programmer trying learn how to code, I'm sure you must have came across C language multiple times. In this blog I will cover why academicians and software engineers recommend starting with C language as the first programming language. I will also cover the history of C and why it came into existence. History of C language C was developed by Dennis Ritchie in 1972, originally made to develop the Unix Operating System. Programming languages which were available during those times were not efficient to create an operating system, while they did simplify programming to an extent, they were still very close to the metal. A new high level language was needed. After C was developed, rest of the high level language like Python and Java were developed through C language, hence C is also known as The mother of all programming languages. Why C will be still relevant in 2026 C is the core for modern programming: Modern programming languages are derived from C language.…