Running your First Program
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What is Running your First Program?
Running a first C program means writing a small source file, usually one that prints "Hello, World!", compiling it with a tool like GCC, and executing the resulting binary. This process introduces the basic compile-then-run workflow that every C program follows: source code goes through the compiler to produce machine code, and only that machine code actually runs. It is a good checkpoint to confirm the toolchain from installation works correctly.
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Is this Running your First Program tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 7 of 141 in the free C Programming roadmap, in stage 2, Setting up. If you are new to C Programming, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.