6-Month Roadmap to Master C Programming

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Month 1: Basics of C Programming

Week 1: Introduction

- Understand programming fundamentals.

- Set up your environment (install GCC/Clang or an IDE like Code::Blocks or Visual Studio Code).

- Learn the structure of a C program: #include, main(), and { }.

- Write your first "Hello, World!" program.

Week 2: Basic Syntax

- Learn data types (int, float, char, etc.).

- Understand variables and constants.

- Practice input/output (printf, scanf).

- Learn basic operators (+, -, *, /, %, relational, logical).

Week 3: Control Flow

- Study conditional statements (if, else, switch).

- Learn looping constructs (for, while, do-while).

- Practice simple programs like finding the factorial of a number or summing an array.

Week 4: Functions

- Learn function declaration, definition, and calling.

- Understand the importance of return types and arguments.

- Practice recursion with simple examples (e.g., Fibonacci series).

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Month 2: Intermediate Concepts

Week 5: Arrays

- Learn single-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays.

- Practice array operations like searching, sorting, and matrix manipulation.

Week 6: Strings

- Understand string manipulation (strlen, strcpy, strcmp, etc.).

- Practice basic string operations like palindrome checks and reversing strings.

Week 7: Pointers

- Learn the concept of pointers and their syntax.

- Understand pointer arithmetic.

- Learn pointers with arrays and strings.

Week 8: Dynamic Memory Allocation

- Study malloc, calloc, realloc, and free.

- Practice creating dynamic arrays and matrices.

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Month 3: Advanced Concepts

Week 9: Structures and Unions

- Learn how to define and use structures.

- Understand nested structures and arrays of structures.

- Learn unions and their applications.

Week 10: File Handling

- Understand file operations: read, write, append.

- Learn fopen, fclose, fread, fwrite, fprintf, fscanf.

- Create programs to read/write data from files.

Week 11: Preprocessor Directives

- Learn macros (#define), conditional compilation (#ifdef, #ifndef).

- Study the role of #include and header files.

Week 12: Bitwise Operators

- Explore bitwise operators (&, |, ^, ~, <<, >>).

- Practice bit manipulation tasks like checking if a number is a power of 2.

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Month 4: Data Structures in C

Week 13: Introduction to Data Structures

- Learn the importance of data structures.

- Start with basic concepts of stacks and queues.

Week 14: Linked Lists

- Study singly linked lists (insertion, deletion, traversal).

- Learn about doubly linked lists.

Week 15: Advanced Data Structures

- Explore trees (binary trees, binary search trees).

- Learn basic algorithms for traversal (in-order, pre-order, post-order).

Week 16: Sorting and Searching Algorithms

- Implement sorting algorithms (bubble sort, selection sort, quicksort, mergesort).

- Practice linear search and binary search.

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Month 5: Problem Solving and Projects

Week 17: Debugging and Optimization

- Learn debugging techniques using tools like GDB.

- Understand code profiling and optimization.

Week 18: Practice Problems

- Solve problems on platforms like HackerRank, LeetCode, or CodeChef.

- Focus on medium-level C problems.

Week 19: Mini-Project 1

- Create a mini-project like a library management system or student record system using file handling.

Week 20: Mini-Project 2

- Implement a calculator or a simple game (like Tic-Tac-Toe) using concepts learned.

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Month 6: Advanced Topics and Final Projects

Week 21: Advanced Pointers

- Study function pointers and callback functions.

- Learn about pointers to structures.

Week 22: Networking and System Programming

- Basics of socket programming.

- Introduction to system calls and process management.

Week 23: Concurrency

- Learn multi-threading basics with the POSIX thread library (pthread).

- Implement basic concurrent applications.

Week 24: Final Project

- Build a substantial project integrating multiple concepts, such as:

- A basic operating system shell.

- A file encryption and decryption tool.

- A simple database management system.

Additional Tips:

1. Resources: Use books like "Let Us C" by Yashwant Kanetkar, "The C Programming Language" by

Kernighan and Ritchie.

2. Practice: Solve problems on platforms like GeeksforGeeks, LeetCode, or Codeforces.

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3. Documentation: Familiarize yourself with the C Standard Library documentation.

4. Revision: Regularly revise concepts and revisit weak areas.

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