RE: LeoThread 2024-12-26 10:36

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The Ubiquity of C Programming Language

The C programming language is used in many important fields, including election vote counting machines, medical use cases, operating systems, space technology, and automotive systems, despite being only slightly less popular than C++.

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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.

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Conclusion

• 👋 The C language has a wide range of applications, from road to water to air and space, but it cannot control humans, who are only controlled by their own free will.