C differs from other programming languages, like Python, in that you need to compile programs before you can run them. You’ll typically do this in C using the command “make”.

The C language has been a programming staple for decades. Here’s how it stacks up against C++, Java, C#, Go, Rust, Python, and the newest kid on the block—Carbon.

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