C Programming Learning Guide¶

Introduction¶

This folder contains materials for systematically learning C programming. From basic syntax to embedded systems, you can learn step-by-step through hands-on projects.

Target Audience: Programming beginners ~ intermediate learners

Learning Roadmap¶

[Basics]         [Intermediate]      [Advanced]       [Embedded]
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Setup ──────▶ Dynamic Array ───▶ Snake Game ────▶ Embedded Basics
  │           │                   │              │
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Review ─────▶ Linked List ───▶ Mini Shell ───▶ Bit Operations
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Calculator ─▶ File Encrypt ──▶ Multithreading ▶ GPIO Control
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Guessing ───▶ Stack & Queue                  Serial Comm
  │           │
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Address Book ▶ Hash Table

Prerequisites¶

Basic computer usage skills
Terminal/command-line experience (recommended)
Text editor or IDE usage

File List¶

Filename	Difficulty	Key Content
01_Environment_Setup.md	⭐	Development environment setup, compiler installation
02_C_Basics_Review.md	⭐	Variables, data types, operators, control structures, functions
03_Project_Calculator.md	⭐	Functions, switch-case, scanf
04_Project_Number_Guessing.md	⭐	Loops, random numbers, conditionals
05_Project_Address_Book.md	⭐⭐	Structures, arrays, file I/O
06_Project_Dynamic_Array.md	⭐⭐	malloc, realloc, free
07_Project_Linked_List.md	⭐⭐⭐	Pointers, dynamic data structures
08_Project_File_Encryption.md	⭐⭐	File processing, bit operations
09_Project_Stack_Queue.md	⭐⭐	Data structures, LIFO/FIFO
10_Project_Hash_Table.md	⭐⭐⭐	Hashing, collision handling
11_Project_Snake_Game.md	⭐⭐⭐	Terminal control, game loop
12_Project_Mini_Shell.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	fork, exec, pipes
13_Project_Multithreading.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	pthread, synchronization
14_Embedded_Basics.md	⭐	Arduino, GPIO basics
15_Bit_Operations.md	⭐⭐	Bit masking, registers
16_Project_GPIO_Control.md	⭐⭐	LED, button, debouncing
17_Project_Serial_Communication.md	⭐⭐	UART, command parsing
18_Debugging_Memory_Analysis.md	⭐⭐⭐	GDB, Valgrind, AddressSanitizer
19_Advanced_Embedded_Protocols.md	⭐⭐⭐	PWM, I2C, SPI, ADC
20_Advanced_Pointers.md	⭐⭐⭐	Pointer arithmetic, multi-level pointers, function pointers, dynamic memory
21_Network_Programming.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	TCP/UDP sockets, client-server, I/O multiplexing (select/poll)
22_IPC_and_Signals.md	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Pipes, shared memory, message queues, signal handling

Recommended Learning Path¶

Beginner (C Introduction)¶

Environment Setup → Basics Review → Calculator → Number Guessing → Address Book

Intermediate (Data Structures & Pointers)¶

Advanced Pointers → Dynamic Array → Linked List → File Encryption → Stack & Queue → Hash Table

Advanced (Systems Programming)¶

Snake Game → Mini Shell → Multithreading → Network Programming → IPC & Signals

Embedded (Arduino)¶

Embedded Basics → Bit Operations → GPIO Control → Serial Communication → Advanced Embedded Protocols

Debugging (Optional)¶

Debugging and Memory Analysis (recommended after completing all courses)

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