Surfing The C: About Me Why this Blog

Who am I?

I am a novice when it comes to programming. In fact if there is a term better than novice to refer to a guy who loves computers and internet but has absolutely no clue about what goes on inside the computer, that guy is me. I love spending my time watching movies and reading books. Books, I love books and I love food. I love books about foods even more.

Why Programming?

Games, Movies and Playing God – those were the first few things which drew me to learn more about programming. I love playing games on PC and on my phone. The fact that running images in the games were the outcome of several lines of codes intrigued me. Also the Hollywood movies about coders and hackers had their impression on my young developing brain. The fact that with programs, one can communicate with the computer on the lowest and most intimate level was something to look forward to for me.

Why C - of all?

Well literally there is a sea of programming languages out there – C, C++, C#, Java, Python, Go etc. My choice to attempt to learn C was decided after doing a quick research online. C is a powerful program, which is elegant, has been in the syllabus of computer science undergrads and that I had my distant cousin’s Let Us C book for quick reference cemented my affair with C.

Why this blog?

This blog is my journal, where I record my achievements, my failures and my experience as I try to swim ahead in C with nothing else but self study and help from seasoned and well learnt programmers in the C forums. This blog is an attempt to make my attempt global that is to find if there are is any one else as crazy as me to jump into the C of unknown.

As I will (hopefully) progress in C, I will continue to update in the blog the several programs that I would code successfully from the exercise of the books that I have mentioned above.