C Language Learning Roadmap
Week 1: Basics of C Programming
Goal: Understand structure, syntax, and environment setup
- What is C Language? Why is it still used?
- Install Code Editor (e.g., CodeBlocks / VS Code + GCC)
- Your First Program: Hello, World!
- Structure of a C program (header files, main(), etc.)
- Basic I/O: printf() and scanf()
- Variables and Data Types
Week 2: Control Flow (Logic Building)
Goal: Learn decision-making & loops
- If-else, nested if
- Switch-case
- While, for, do-while loops
- Break and continue
Week 3: Operators & Expressions
Goal: Learn how calculations & logic work in C
- Arithmetic, Relational, Logical Operators
- Increment/decrement
- Assignment and compound operators
- Operator precedence
Week 4: Arrays & Strings
Goal: Understand collections of data
- 1D, 2D Arrays
- String Basics: gets(), puts(), strlen(), etc.
- Basic string manipulation
Week 5: Functions
Goal: Learn to break your code into chunks
- Function syntax
- Call by value
- Function with return types and parameters
- Recursion (basic)
Week 6: Pointers
Goal: Understand memory like a pro
- What is a pointer?
- Pointers and functions
- Pointer arithmetic
- Pointers and arrays
- NULL, wild, dangling pointers
Week 7: Structures and Unions
Goal: Handle complex data
- Defining and using structures
- Arrays of structures
- Nested structures
- Unions vs structures
Week 8: File Handling
Goal: Learn to read/write files
- fopen(), fclose(), fgetc(), fputc()
- fread(), fwrite()
- File modes (r, w, a, etc.)
Extra: Mini Projects
Goal: Apply your skills
- Calculator
- Quiz App
- Student Database using Structures
- File Encryption/Decryption