Advanced C Programming Course

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

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What you will learn in this course?

The C programming language in 2020 is still one of the most popular and widely used languages. Having C programming skills gives you great career options, but learning the C language, particularly some of the trickier advanced stuff can be really difficult.

This course is designed to take your basic C skills to the next level and help you obtain mastery of the language by helping you understand advanced concepts of the C programming language, enabling you to master the art of problem-solving in programming using efficient, proven methods.

You’ll learn how to write high-quality C code and to make yourself more marketable for higher-level programming positions.

Just some of the topics in this huge 28-hour course include Threads, Function Pointers, Double Pointers, Recursion, Networking using Sockets, Bit manipulation, Macros, Signals, Storage Classes and loads more.  Check the curriculum on this page for full details of what is included in this very comprehensive course.

By the end of this course, with your new-found skills, you will be able to apply for real-time/embedded C programming positions or any job that requires mastery of the C programming language and be able to apply your new skills developing your own Advanced C programs.

What’s different about this course?

Jason Fedin is your instructor in this course and this course takes the skills you learned in that course to the next level.

This course focuses on the details and a thorough understanding of all advanced C programming concepts. This is not just a how-to course, it is a “why?” course.

You will learn how to implement specific advanced C concepts such as multi-threading and double pointers, in addition to learning why they are the best approach and how they make you a high-quality C programmer.

Many, many examples, challenges and quizzes are provided to test your understanding of every concept that you have learned.

This course is unique to other courses here at Udemy in that the details and the why are explained. We do not just go through projects and provide a how-to.

Who is the course aimed at?

This is not a beginner’s course.  It’s assumed you have some knowledge of the C programming language, preferably having completed our Beginner course (here on Udemy) or similar training and/or commercial programming experience in C or a similar language.

Getting started

If you are ready to get started, click on the enroll or Add to Cart button on this page and start taking your C Language skills to the next level.

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 higher level 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 169
  • Quizzes 13
  • Exercises 0
  • Duration 28 total hours
  • Skill level Intermediate Level
  • Students 12504
  • Last Updated August, 2021

  • Introduction 31:40

    • Lecture
      Welcome to Class! 14:42
    • Lecture
      Class Organization 05:55
    • Lecture
      The C99 Standard 05:03
    • Lecture
      The C11 Standard 06:00

  • Installing Required Software 56:36

    • Lecture
      Overview 05:07
    • Lecture
      Installing the C compiler (Windows) 07:25
    • Lecture
      Installing the C compiler (Mac) 04:36
    • Lecture
      Installing Code Blocks (Windows) 11:37
    • Lecture
      Installing CodeLite (Windows) 10:05
    • Lecture
      Installing CodeLite (Mac) 05:31
    • Lecture
      Installing Visual Studio Code (Windows) 03:30
    • Lecture
      Installing Visual Studio Code (Linux) 04:37
    • Lecture
      Installing Visual Studio Code (Mac) 04:08

  • Starting to Write Code 45:13

    • Lecture
      Exploring the Code Blocks Environment 11:22
    • Lecture
      Creating a Project in Code Blocks 05:12
    • Lecture
      Exploring the Visual Studio Code Environment 11:23
    • Lecture
      Creating a Workspace and configuring the compiler in Visual Studio Code 17:16

  • Working with Larger Programs 47:09

    • Lecture
      Overview 18:49
    • Lecture
      Compiling multiple source files from the command line 05:45
    • Lecture
      Makefiles 05:57
    • Lecture
      Communication between files 04:12
    • Lecture
      Using Header files effectively 04:46
    • Lecture
      Heap and Stack Memory Allocation 07:40

  • Storage Classes 51:35

    • Lecture
      Automatic Variables 12:39
    • Lecture
      External 13:22
    • Lecture
      Static 14:09
    • Lecture
      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
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Variable Length Arrays 01:54
    • Lecture
      Flexible Array Members 05:11
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Flexible Array Members 01:51
    • Lecture
      Complex number types 15:51
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Complex number types 02:28
    • Lecture
      Designated Initializers 10:49
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 14 questions
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Challenge solutions 14:03

  • Type Qualifiers 27:38

    • Lecture
      const 14:33
    • Lecture
      volatile 05:00
    • Lecture
      restrict 08:05
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 9 questions

  • Bit Manipulation 02:06:33

    • Lecture
      Binary numbers and bits 13:05
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Binary numbers and Bits 02:07
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Binary numbers and Bits 10:40
    • Lecture
      Bitwise Operators (Logical) 21:43
    • Lecture
      Bitwise Operators (Shifting) 13:22
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Bitwise Operators 04:38
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Bitwise Operators 05:27
    • Lecture
      Bitmasks 14:34
    • Lecture
      Using Bit Operators to pack data 09:20
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Setting and Reading bits 02:22
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Setting and Reading bits 06:08
    • Lecture
      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) 27 questions

  • Advanced Control Flow 46:30

    • Lecture
      The goto statement 09:36
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) The goto statement 01:53
    • Lecture
      The null statement 05:02
    • Lecture
      The comma operator 07:40
    • Lecture
      setjmp and longjmp functions 12:45
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) setjmp and longjmp functions 01:28
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Advanced Control Flow 08:06
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 9 questions

  • Input and Output 01:42:04

    • Lecture
      char functions (input) 19:35
    • Lecture
      char functions (output) 11:30
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) char functions 03:00
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) char functions 12:16
    • Lecture
      string functions 17:49
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) string functions 02:11
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) string functions 07:03
    • Lecture
      Formatting functions 20:37
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Formatting functions 02:55
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Formatting functions 05:08
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 10 questions

  • Advanced Function Concepts 01:20:39

    • Lecture
      Variadic Functions 17:47
    • Lecture
      va_copy 08:27
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Variadic Functions 03:30
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Variadic Functions 03:58
    • Lecture
      Recursion 19:35
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Recursion 02:54
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Recursion 10:27
    • Lecture
      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
    • Lecture
      Accessing Union Members 10:41
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Unions 03:05
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Unions 03:52
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 8 questions

  • The Preprocessor 34:50

    • Lecture
      Overview 04:03
    • Lecture
      Conditional Compilation 15:49
    • Lecture
      Include guards and #undef 04:11
    • Lecture
      #pragma and #error 10:47
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 16 questions

  • Macros 01:06:31

    • Lecture
      Overview 06:16
    • Lecture
      Macros vs. Functions 05:17
    • Lecture
      Creating your own Macros 16:56
    • Lecture
      Preprocessor Operators 16:35
    • Lecture
      Predefined Macros 05:59
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Macros 06:07
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Macros 09:21

  • Advanced Debugging, Analysis, and Compiler Options 02:41:11

    • Lecture
      GCC Compiler Options (part 1) 17:53
    • Lecture
      GCC Compiler Options (part 2) 17:37
    • Lecture
      Debugging with the preprocessor 21:10
    • Lecture
      Debugging with gdb (part 1) 18:01
    • Lecture
      Debugging with gdb (part 2) 18:53
    • Lecture
      core files 13:11
    • Lecture
      Profiling 10:47
    • Lecture
      Static Analysis 08:42
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) 16:23
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) 18:34

  • Advanced Pointers 01:27:17

    • Lecture
      Double pointers (pointer to a pointer) 14:19
    • Lecture
      Double pointers (pointer to a pointer) Part 2 15:17
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Double pointers 06:01
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Double pointers 08:07
    • Lecture
      Function pointers 17:38
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Function pointers 07:23
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Function pointers 07:38
    • Lecture
      void pointers 10:54
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 18 questions

  • Static Libraries and Shared Objects 02:05:07

    • Lecture
      Overview 15:50
    • Lecture
      Creating a Static Library (archive) 17:45
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Static Library 04:23
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Static Library 12:12
    • Lecture
      Creating a Dynamic Library (Shared object) 23:35
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Dynamic Library 03:54
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Dynamic Library 12:49
    • Lecture
      Dynamically loading a shared object 20:55
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) Dynamic Loading 03:53
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Dynamic Loading 09:51

  • Useful C Libraries 01:29:50

    • Lecture
      Assert 08:47
    • Lecture
      General Utilities (stdlib.h) 16:59
    • Lecture
      General Utilities (stdlib.h) part 2 15:44
    • Lecture
      General Utilities (stdlib.h) part 3 17:14
    • Lecture
      Date and Time functions 17:10
    • Lecture
      (Challenge) 02:55
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) 11:01
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 18 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
    • Lecture
      (Demonstration) Linked Lists 12:11
    • Lecture
      Stacks (Overview) 06:07
    • Lecture
      Stacks (Implementation) 12:15
    • Lecture
      Queues (Overview) 05:51
    • Lecture
      Queues (Implementation) 12:31
    • Lecture
      Binary Trees (Overview) 10:25
    • Lecture
      Binary Trees (Implementation) 08:52
    • Quiz
      (Quiz) 20 questions

  • Interprocess Communication and Signals 01:16:39

    • Lecture
      Interprocess Communication 15:43
    • Lecture
      Signals (Overview) 07:08
    • Lecture
      Raising a Signal 07:09
    • Lecture
      Handling a Signal using the signal function 12:30
    • Lecture
      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
    • Lecture
      Passing arguments and returning values 08:48
    • Lecture
      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) 15 questions

  • Networking (Sockets) 01:01:28

    • Lecture
      Overview 08:52
    • Lecture
      The Socket API 19:19
    • Lecture
      Creating a Server Socket 09:49
    • Lecture
      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 05:54

    • Lecture
      Source Codes 01:05
    • Lecture
      Bonus Lecture and Information 04:49
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  • 2 days ago

    Jess Czachor

    Enjoyed it but wish I could download the powerPoint slides

  • 6 days ago

    Ivan

    Buenos ejemplos y claros para todos los sistemas operativos

  • 1 week ago

    Song Xu

    enjoy learning this course, very easy to follow

  • 1 week ago

    Omar Saleh Abdullah Al-Hajj

    this course is really precious. thank you .

  • 3 weeks ago

    Dan Jiga

    I am a quite experienced Embedded C programer (20 years). Bus as I studied Electrical Engineering, I had (not really much) holes in my knowledge. Or did the right things but thru learned imitation, not mastering their underpinnings. I like the approach (as it is presented up to now) and the pradigm. Hope it will stay so also later thru the course.

  • 1 month ago

    Matthew Zito

    This was such an excellent entry in my C education. The instructor covers so many topics that I've found extremely useful. I really feel like this material is valuable for an intermediate C programmer. I appreciate the instructor's conciseness and brevity - he always gets straight to the point but does not leave you wondering what you just saw; ample detail is provided where needed. My favorite aspects of this course were the sections on C compilers and pre-processing - a lot of C courses talk about writing C code but not building and structuring large projects (header files, Makefiles, etc) - this course does not shy away from these topics! Excellent work.

  • 1 month ago

    Xavi Moreno

    Great Course!!! the only thing to improve is the last three course subjects. They are vey important nowadays and they need more time to be well explained. I courage to make a course of threads and networking.

  • 1 month ago

    Sarah B

    I haven't started this course yet (I just finished the first lesson) and I am sooo excited about it, I want to finish it and learn all the stuff Jason said he was going to talk about in the course, he motivated me a lot.

  • 1 month ago

    Itai Zigdon

    Clearly this course was done by a professional. Thorough an clear material and explanations along with practical sessions and challenges. Fantastic job

  • 1 month ago

    Aaron Bunch

    I have only listened to the introduction, but it seems very thorough and includes all the advanced topics I am interested in.

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