Question:
Does "C" language supports internet facility like HTML?
diya
2008-07-02 11:21:08 UTC
i want to create a software for some online activity, n i m nt comfortable with HTML or java, n i know C.
Now my doubt is that a program written in C will be valid or not?
Four answers:
2008-07-02 11:29:19 UTC
C is a low level system language that is the root of almost all software out there now. If you are doing anything with C and the Internet, you will need to learn socket programming. After that, you can do a lot. A C program and generate or parse HTML. Have fun!
Chris M
2008-07-02 11:29:25 UTC
Not C. C is for operating systems and applications. I learned C back in the 1980's. C++ replaced C as far as I know.



Today C# (pronounced C sharp) is for web development. I've heard it was very similar to Java.



Java looks a lot like C to me and I had no trouble writing some basic web apps with it. So, you can probably pickup Java pretty quickly by building from your C experience. Java is a highly marketable skill.



I don't do much HTML but when I do, I just use HTML reference sites. I like to build a library of "skeletons' or basic web pages that I can add onto rather than doing HTML over each time. You probably want to learn CSS for formatting your pages because it means you need to do even less HTML.



I hope this helps.



Good luck.



EDIT: I stand corrected by the previous poster. I forgot about socket programming. Sweet. Guess I need to dust off my old skills and check that out. Thanks.
ADINSX
2008-07-02 11:31:26 UTC
Yes, C is valid. If you use windows, you will want to use the winsock header files (I don't remember if an extra library was needed, I haven't programmed for windows in years).



And you CAN use C directly with the internet, it's just any Operating System is going to prevent you from doing that. Operating systems tend to be written in C, after all, and obviously they have internet capabilities.
akshat86
2008-07-02 11:23:58 UTC
u cant directly use c programs with the internet.. u have to use the windows host to borrow some functions and use them.. the most common use comes when u make "sockets"


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