Getting started in C

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Get a free compiler like GCC ( http://gcc.gnu.org/ )

Yup ANSI C is the standard. The ANSI C standard obviously changed over the years but the changes were miminal really.

C is a good language to learn in order to learn how to program.

Good luck, C was my first programming language and I still love it. There is less and less call for it these days but will stand you in good stead if you then move on to C++ and C#