Just press the “Compile To” button and then you can compile the output to see the program execute. The new standard does bring some complexity, but still nothing like C++. Why use C?

AdaCore’s latest GNAT Pro Ada compiler can generate C source code, delivering portability to most platforms with a C compiler. Using CCG is just a matter of a command-line option (see codelist ...

Clang is the compiler built by Apple to compile C and a bunch of other languages. We get Apple LLVM version 7.3.0 (clang-703.0.29) but whatever version you’re using is good enough to compile ...

With no branches, each line of code executes. In fact, though, the compiler makes a few compromises including using a jump to call external functions and a floating point instruction.

A compiler is a computer program that translates from one format to another, most often from a high-level computer language to byte code and machine code. Compilers come in a number of variations ...

Few programming languages can match C for sheer speed and machine-level power. This statement was true 50 years ago, and it’s still true today.