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+[C][] is the grandaddy of most modern programming languages.
+
+There are several C tutorials available on-line. I would recommend
+[Prof. McMillan]'s [introduction][] and [The C Book][] by Mike
+Banahan, Declan Brady, and Mark Doran, which has lots of
+well-explained examples to get you going.
+
+[C]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28programming_language%29
+[Prof. McMillan]: http://www.physics.drexel.edu/directory/faculty/homepage/?lname=McMillan&fname=Steve
+[introduction]: http://www.physics.drexel.edu/students/courses/Comp_Phys/General/C_basics/index.html
+[The C Book]: http://publications.gbdirect.co.uk/c_book/
+
+[[!tag tags/tools]]
+[[!tag tags/programming]]
+[[!tag tags/C]]