Advanced C Programming for Unix/Linux

Advanced C Programming for Unix/Linux

Knowledge of C, and of the UNIX API, is important for students pursuing study in Software Engineering. Modern languages such as Java have been especially designed to avoid features of C that are considered to be "dangerous in the wrong hands", such as pointers and low-level bit manipulations. Students who have never worked with C cannot fully appreciate these design decisions.

Many algorithms are expressed as C functions, and a knowledge of C helps to read and understand them. Dynamic languages such as Perl are written in C. Students who know C programming have an advantage when using and extending Perl compared to students who do not know it.

Students who expect to develop applications for UNIX-like platforms need exposure to the Single UNIX Specification and the IEEE POSIX (Portable Operating System) standard. This knowledge transfers directly to other "POSIX-compliant" operating systems such as Windows and OS/390. Students who intend to develop embedded, hard-real-time applications for data acquisition, motor control, and robotics need to know C in order to gain the performance and control capabilities that only this language provides.

This course is intended to provide an accelerated survey of C programming, with an eye to providing students with the knowledge they need to explore and practice using the SUS/POSIX system interfaces for programming on UNIX/Linux systems. The course will then build on this foundation to explore techniques for application of the UNIX system interfaces.

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