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Networks And C Lang

The Internet and C

  • Millions of desktops, laptops,routers and servers conneted to the internet and have been for decades. the new Internet of Things(IoT) trend atracting peoples to use and learn Networking. Almost every network stack is programmed in C.

  • This is true for Windows, Linux, and macOS. If your mobile phone uses Android or iOS, then even though the apps for these were programmed in a different language (Java and Objective C), the kernel and networking code was written in C.

  • It is very likely that the network routers that your internet data goes through are programmed in C. Even if the user interface and higher-level functions of your modem or router are programmed in another language, the networking drivers are still probably implemented in C.