Advanced C Programming Course

Become a True Master of the C Programming Language - Confidently Apply for Real Time or Embedded C Jobs or contracts!

Instructor

Jason Fedin

Requirements

Basic knowledge of the C programming language (ideally having completed our Beginners course on Udemy).
A computer running Microsoft Windows, Linux or the Mac operating systems.
At least 4GB of ram on your computer.

What you will learn

Understand and be able to apply advanced concepts of the C programming language to create advanced C applications.
Understand Function and Double Pointers, Recursion, Bit Manipulation, Macros, Signals and loads more (check curriculam on this page for full list).
Learn all about threads and networking with Sockets.
Master the art of problem solving in programming using efficient, proven methods.
Be able to apply advanced C concepts to other programming languages.
How to write high quality C code to make yourself more marketable for senior programming positions and be apply for real-time/embedded programming positions.

Who should attend

This course is not aimed for beginners. If you have never used C programming before, then I would suggest you purchase our C Programming For Beginners course first, complete it then come back to take this advanced course.
On the other hand, if you already have a basic or prior experience with C programming, then this course is for you!

Is available on google app?

Yes

Is available on ios?

Yes

Course Features

Lectures 175
Quizzes 13
Exercises 0
Duration 29 total hours
Skill level Intermediate Level
Students 42217
Last Updated May, 2025

Introduction 36:52
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  Welcome to Class! 14:42
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  Class Organization 05:55
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  The C99 Standard 05:03
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  Creating a Project in Code Blocks 05:12
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  The C11 Standard 06:00
Installing Required Software 02:20:56
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  Overview 04:50
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  Installing the C Compiler (Windows) 08:38
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  Installing CodeLite On Windows 03:51
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  Configuring CodeLite on Windows 18:30
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  Installing the C Compiler (Mac) 04:16
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  Exploring the Visual Studio Code Environment 11:23
- Lecture
  Installing CodeLite on Mac 04:43
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  Configuring CodeLite on Mac 19:01
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  Installing CodeLite on Ubuntu Linux 06:43
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  Configuring CodeLite on Ubuntu Linux 10:46
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  Creating a Default CodeLite Project Template (All Versions) 07:16
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  Using the Command Line Interface 02:18
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  Using the Command Line Interface on Windows 10:37
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  Using the Command Line Interface on Mac 10:08
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  Using the Command Line Interface on Linux 10:10
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  Using a Web-based C compiler 07:46
Starting to Write Code 50:17
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  Creating a Workspace and configuring the compiler in Visual Studio Code 17:16
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  Exploring the CodeLite Environment 12:04
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  Creating our first C program 07:22
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  Building/Compiling our first program 13:35
Working with Larger Programs 47:09
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  Overview 18:49
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  Compiling multiple source files from the command line 05:45
- Lecture
  Makefiles 05:57
- Lecture
  Communication between files 04:12
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  Using Header files effectively 04:46
- Lecture
  Heap and Stack Memory Allocation 07:40
Storage Classes 51:35
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  Automatic Variables 12:39
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  External 13:22
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  Static 14:09
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  Register 08:29
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 12 questions
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 02:56
Advanced Data Types 01:23:33
- Lecture
  The #define statement (constants) 09:54
- Lecture
  Using typedef 10:37
- Lecture
  Variable Length Arrays 10:55
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  (Challenge) Variable Length Arrays 01:54
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  Flexible Array Members 05:11
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  (Challenge) Flexible Array Members 01:51
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  Complex number types 15:51
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Complex number types 02:28
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  Designated Initializers 10:49
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 14 questions
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) Challenge solutions 14:03
Type Qualifiers 27:38
- Lecture
  const 14:33
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  volatile 05:00
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  restrict 08:05
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 9 questions
Bit Manipulation 02:06:33
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  Binary numbers and bits 13:05
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  (Challenge) Binary numbers and Bits 02:07
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  (Demonstration) Binary numbers and Bits 10:40
- Lecture
  Bitwise Operators (Logical) 21:43
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  Bitwise Operators (Shifting) 13:22
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  (Challenge) Bitwise Operators 04:38
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  (Demonstration) Bitwise Operators 05:27
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  Bitmasks 14:34
- Lecture
  Using Bit Operators to pack data 09:20
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  (Challenge) Setting and Reading bits 02:22
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  (Demonstration) Setting and Reading bits 06:08
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  Using Bit Fields to pack data 10:08
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Using Bit Fields to pack data 05:10
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) Using Bit Fields to pack data 07:49
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 15 questions
Advanced Control Flow 46:30
- Lecture
  The goto statement 09:36
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  (Challenge) The goto statement 01:53
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  The null statement 05:02
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  The comma operator 07:40
- Lecture
  setjmp and longjmp functions 12:45
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  (Challenge) setjmp and longjmp functions 01:28
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  (Demonstration) Advanced Control Flow 08:06
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 8 questions
Input and Output 01:42:04
- Lecture
  char functions (input) 19:35
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  char functions (output) 11:30
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  (Challenge) char functions 03:00
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  (Demonstration) char functions 12:16
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  string functions 17:49
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  (Challenge) string functions 02:11
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  (Demonstration) string functions 07:03
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  Formatting functions 20:37
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  (Challenge) Formatting functions 02:55
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  (Demonstration) Formatting functions 05:08
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 10 questions
Advanced Function Concepts 01:20:39
- Lecture
  Variadic Functions 17:47
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  va_copy 08:27
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  (Challenge) Variadic Functions 03:30
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  (Demonstration) Variadic Functions 03:58
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  Recursion 19:35
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  (Challenge) Recursion 02:54
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  (Demonstration) Recursion 10:27
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  Inline Functions 06:11
- Lecture
  _Noreturn Functions 07:50
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 14 questions
Unions 38:13
- Lecture
  Overview 09:39
- Lecture
  Defining a Union 10:56
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  Accessing Union Members 10:41
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Unions 03:05
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  (Demonstration) Unions 03:52
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 8 questions
The Preprocessor 34:50
- Lecture
  Overview 04:03
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  Conditional Compilation 15:49
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  Include guards and #undef 04:11
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  #pragma and #error 10:47
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 16 questions
Macros 01:06:31
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  Overview 06:16
- Lecture
  Macros vs. Functions 05:17
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  Creating your own Macros 16:56
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  Preprocessor Operators 16:35
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  Predefined Macros 05:59
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  (Challenge) Macros 06:07
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  (Demonstration) Macros 09:21
Advanced Debugging, Analysis, and Compiler Options 02:23:10
- Lecture
  GCC Compiler Options (part 1) 17:53
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  GCC Compiler Options (part 2) 17:37
- Lecture
  Debugging with the preprocessor 21:10
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  Debugging with gdb (part 2) 18:53
- Lecture
  core files 13:11
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  Profiling 10:47
- Lecture
  Static Analysis 08:42
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 16:23
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) 18:34
Advanced Pointers 01:45:18
- Lecture
  Double pointers (pointer to a pointer) 14:19
- Lecture
  Double pointers (pointer to a pointer) Part 2 15:17
- Lecture
  Debugging with gdb (part 1) 18:01
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Double pointers 06:01
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  (Demonstration) Double pointers 08:07
- Lecture
  Function pointers 17:38
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Function pointers 07:23
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  (Demonstration) Function pointers 07:38
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  void pointers 10:54
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 15 questions
Static Libraries and Shared Objects 02:05:07
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  Overview 15:50
- Lecture
  Creating a Static Library (archive) 17:45
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  (Challenge) Static Library 04:23
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  (Demonstration) Static Library 12:12
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  Creating a Dynamic Library (Shared object) 23:35
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  (Challenge) Dynamic Library 03:54
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  (Demonstration) Dynamic Library 12:49
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  Dynamically loading a shared object 20:55
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  (Challenge) Dynamic Loading 03:53
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  (Demonstration) Dynamic Loading 09:51
Useful C Libraries 01:29:50
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  Assert 08:47
- Lecture
  General Utilities (stdlib.h) 16:59
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  General Utilities (stdlib.h) part 2 15:44
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  General Utilities (stdlib.h) part 3 17:14
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  Date and Time functions 17:10
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 02:55
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) 11:01
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 15 questions
Data Structures 01:50:41
- Lecture
  Abstract Data Types 08:36
- Lecture
  Linked Lists (Overview) 07:26
- Lecture
  Linked LIsts (Implementation) 20:30
- Lecture
  (Challenge) Linked Lists 05:57
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  (Demonstration) Linked Lists 12:11
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  Stacks (Overview) 06:07
- Lecture
  Stacks (Implementation) 12:15
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  Queues (Overview) 05:51
- Lecture
  Queues (Implementation) 12:31
- Lecture
  Binary Trees (Overview) 10:25
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  Binary Trees (Implementation) 08:52
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 20 questions
Interprocess Communication and Signals 01:16:39
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  Interprocess Communication 15:43
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  Signals (Overview) 07:08
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  Raising a Signal 07:09
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  Handling a Signal using the signal function 12:30
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  Handling a Signal using sigaction 10:52
- Lecture
  The fork() system call 09:23
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 06:41
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) 07:13
Threads 01:43:43
- Lecture
  Overview 09:35
- Lecture
  Creating a thread 10:43
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  Passing arguments and returning values 08:48
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  Common Thread functions 10:35
- Lecture
  Thread Synchronization Concepts 09:16
- Lecture
  Mutexes 16:42
- Lecture
  Condition Variables 08:57
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 13:21
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) 15:46
- Quiz
  (Quiz) 14 questions
Networking (Sockets) 01:01:28
- Lecture
  Overview 08:52
- Lecture
  The Socket API 19:19
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  Creating a Server Socket 09:49
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  Creating a Client Socket 10:25
- Lecture
  (Challenge) 02:44
- Lecture
  (Demonstration) 10:19
Conclusion 23:11
- Lecture
  Course Summary 23:11
Extra Information - Source code, and other stuff 05:59
- Lecture
  Source Codes 01:05
- Lecture
  Bonus Lecture and Information 04:49
- Lecture
  Course Slides 00:05

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Student Feedback

4.5

5,232 Average ratings

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2 days ago
Jose Manuel Barajas Ramirez
Very good content!
2 weeks ago
Scott Ward
I've learned a great deal from this course and applaud Jason et al for making good content like this accessible. I feel much more confident with c as a direct result of this course. As for constructive criticism, I think that inter process communications was sparse and it would have been good to have an option to buy another course that would complete the training. With that said you gave me enough information that I know what I'm looking for, so no hesitation in rating 5*
3 weeks ago
Nate orlowski
Great explanations, exercises, and examples. The instructor makes it feel like a full college class!
4 weeks ago
Devilal Guguloth
Good
4 weeks ago
Viktor Petrov
Maybe add projects ideas, but overall he builds a solid foundation on the advanced use of C
1 month ago
Thothadri Krishna B
i did not heard the most of concepts that have been introduced
2 months ago
Daniele Asteggiante
great course, the teacher is very very prepared, the augments are very andvanced but the teacher make them simple. congrats.
2 months ago
M Sangram rao
yes, it was good experience
2 months ago
Saket Dewangan
Learn a lot of new thing in C.
2 months ago
Amir Hossein Hashemolhosseini
The instructor explains the subjects in clear and brief manner and he tries to cover the most essential topics in regards to Advanced C Programming. The challenges are designed to test your understanding on that particular subject in very effective way.

Programming Languages

Advanced C Programming Course

Become a True Master of the C Programming Language - Confidently Apply for Real Time or Embedded C Jobs or contracts!

Requirements

What you will learn

Who should attend

Is available on google app?

Is available on ios?

Course Features

Introduction 36:52

Installing Required Software 02:20:56

Starting to Write Code 50:17

Working with Larger Programs 47:09

Storage Classes 51:35

Advanced Data Types 01:23:33

Type Qualifiers 27:38

Bit Manipulation 02:06:33

Advanced Control Flow 46:30

Input and Output 01:42:04

Advanced Function Concepts 01:20:39

Unions 38:13

The Preprocessor 34:50

Macros 01:06:31

Advanced Debugging, Analysis, and Compiler Options 02:23:10

Advanced Pointers 01:45:18

Static Libraries and Shared Objects 02:05:07

Useful C Libraries 01:29:50

Data Structures 01:50:41

Interprocess Communication and Signals 01:16:39

Threads 01:43:43

Networking (Sockets) 01:01:28

Conclusion 23:11

Extra Information - Source code, and other stuff 05:59

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