Code Clinic: C
1h 7mIntermediate2018-07-19
Authors
Dan Gookin
Creator, Teacher, and Technology Writer with 20+ years of experience
Course details
Successful programmers know more than just how to code. They also know how to think about solving problems. Code Clinic is a series of courses where our instructors solve the same problems using different programming languages. Here, Dan Gookin works with C. Throughout the course, Dan introduces challenges and then provides an overview of his solutions in C. Challenges include topics such as geolocation and face recognition. Visit other courses in the series to see how to solve the same challenges in languages like C++, C#, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, and Swift.
Skills covered
CLimited SeriesProgramming LanguagesOpen SourceSoftware Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know
- 03 - To get the most out of Code Clinic
1. Summarize the Weather
- 04 - Introduction
- 05 - Solution overview
- 06 - Approaching the problem
- 07 - Putting the pieces together
2. Geolocation with C
- 08 - Introduction
- 09 - Solution overview
- 10 - Getting geolocation data in C
- 11 - Building the code
- 12 - Observations and improvements
3. Eight Queens with C
- 13 - Introduction
- 14 - Solution overview
- 15 - Failing for the first time
- 16 - Trying again and eventual success
- 17 - Creating a 2D array solution
4. Build a Musical Instrument with C
- 18 - Introduction
- 19 - Solution overview
- 20 - Playing with sound in C
- 21 - Building an interface in ncurses
5. Face Recognition with C
- 22 - Introduction
- 23 - Solution overview
- 24 - Finding a way to find faces
- 25 - Solving the problem in four steps
6. Web Dashboards with C
- 26 - Introduction
- 27 - Solution overview
- 28 - Puzzling over the problem
- 29 - Coding a text-mode dashboard
Conclusion
- 30 - Next steps