# The top 10 characteristics of the C programming language

## Features of C language:

0. **High-level language**: The syntax is similar to English, making it easy to understand, write, and maintain instructions.

1. **Easy to learn**:There are just 32 keywords in the C programming language. 

2. **Core Language**: The majority of programming languages, such as C++ and Java, are developed on top of C.

3. **Portable**: It can run on any system that supports C without requiring any changes to the code. It isn't reliant on any hardware or software. Assembly languages (such as DOS) are, for example, tied to a particular computer architecture and must be completely re-written to run on another.

4. **Built-in operators and functions**: It comes with a huge number of operators that let you do mathematical and logical operations. Built-in functions such as `printf()`  and `scanf()` are already defined in header files allowing you to use certain methods like calculating the square root or producing a random integer without having to write its logic.

5. **Structured** *and* **modular programming language**: uses a top-down approach and allows for the code to be split down into smaller parts (known as functions) which can be re-used over the program.

6. **Extensible**: You have the ability to develop your own functions that other people can use.

7. They are **faster to compile and execute** than most programming languages since they are directly converted to machine code and passed to the processor.

8. **Dynamic memory allocation**: offers you methods like `malloc()`, `calloc()`, and `realloc()` can be used to allocate and release memory at runtime using `free()`. This allows you to free up memory, allowing the software to operate faster. It's also worth noting that Memory can be assigned during runtime.

9. **Embedded systems**: Because the C programming language is hardware-centric, most electronic gadgets utilise it because it is memory-friendly and runs quickly.

10. **Case sensitive**: the letters a and A are not the same.

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