Use Cases of C Language
- 🤖 Most election vote counting machines use C language due to its low-level nature and direct access to hardware components.
- 🤖 Although robot companies often develop their own programming languages, many robot-specific languages follow similar syntax as C language.
- 🏥 C language is used in medical use cases, such as Blackberry's QX operating system for microkernels, which is built using C and C++.
- 🖥️ Major operating systems like Linux, Windows, and Mac OS are written in C, with around 1.8 billion computers using them worldwide.
- 🚀 NASA uses C language for space technology, including the Mars Curiosity Rovers flight software, which was launched with a $2.52 billion budget.
- 🚗 C language is used in automotive systems, including anti-lock braking systems and engine control units.
- 🛫️ The F22 Raptor's flight control software is also written in C.
- 🚢 An maritime chart plotter and navigation software, openCPN, is developed using C language.