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# Table of Contents
1. [C Language DSA Roadmap](#c-language-dsa-roadmap)
2. [C Language DSA Resources](#c-language-dsa-resources)
# C Language DSA Roadmap
## Learning Path Visualization
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## Detailed Breakdown
### Phase 1: C Fundamentals (2-3 weeks)
- Pointers and pointer arithmetic
- Dynamic memory allocation
- Structures and unions
- File handling
- Preprocessor directives
- Makefile creation
### Phase 2: Memory Management (2 weeks)
- Stack vs Heap
- Memory leaks
- Buffer overflows
- Pointer safety
- Valgrind usage
- GDB debugging
### Phase 3: Core DSA (8-10 weeks)
1. Basic Data Structures
- Arrays and strings
- Linked lists (single, double, circular)
- Stacks
- Queues
- Hash tables
2. Advanced Data Structures
- Trees (Binary, BST, AVL)
- Graphs (Adjacency matrix/list)
- Heaps
- Tries
- Disjoint sets
3. Basic Algorithms
- Searching (Linear, Binary)
- Sorting (Bubble, Selection, Insertion)
- Recursion
- Basic graph traversals
### Phase 4: Advanced Topics (8-10 weeks)
1. Advanced Algorithms
- Advanced sorting (Quicksort, Mergesort, Heapsort)
- Dynamic Programming
- Greedy Algorithms
- Advanced graph algorithms
- String algorithms
2. Problem Solving
- LeetCode problems
- Competitive programming
- System design basics
- Code optimization
# C Language DSA Resources
## Online Platforms
1. [GeeksforGeeks C Programming](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/c-programming-language/)
- Extensive C tutorials
- DSA implementations in C
- Practice problems
2. [CodeForces](https://codeforces.com/)
- Competitive programming platform
- Many solutions in C
- Regular contests
3. [HackerRank C Practice](https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/c)
- Structured C programming tasks
- Gradually increasing difficulty
- Immediate feedback
## Books
1. "Data Structures Using C" by Reema Thareja
- Comprehensive coverage
- Practical examples
- Exercise problems
2. "The C Programming Language" by Kernighan and Ritchie
- Fundamental C concepts
- Written by C's creators
- Essential reference
3. "Mastering Algorithms with C" by Kyle Loudon
- Focus on implementation
- Performance analysis
- Real-world applications
## GitHub Repositories
1. [C Data Structures](https://github.com/fragglet/c-algorithms)
- Common DSA implementations
- Well-documented code
- Testing included
2. [C Programming Resources](https://github.com/aleksandar-todorovic/awesome-c)
- Curated list of resources
- Frameworks and libraries
- Learning materials
## Interactive Learning
1. [CS50x](https://cs50.harvard.edu/x/)
- Harvard's intro course
- Strong C foundation
- Hands-on projects
2. [Learn-C.org](https://www.learn-c.org/)
- Interactive tutorials
- Practice exercises
- Immediate feedback
## Online Platforms
1. [LeetCode](https://leetcode.com/)
- Structured problems
- Company-specific lists
- Discussion forums
2. [AlgoExpert](https://www.algoexpert.io/)
- Curated problems
- Video explanations
- Interview preparation
3. [InterviewBit](https://www.interviewbit.com/)
- Programming interview focus
- Company-wise problems
- Mock interviews
## Websites
1. [Visualgo](https://visualgo.net/)
- Algorithm visualization
- Interactive learning
- Step-by-step execution
2. [USACO Guide](https://usaco.guide/)
- Competitive programming
- Comprehensive tutorials
- Practice problems
## YouTube Channels
1. [Back To Back SWE](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmJz2DV1a3yfgrR7GqRtUUA)
- Detailed explanations
- Visual presentations
- Interview preparation
2. [Abdul Bari](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZCFT11CWBi3MHNlGf019nw)
- Algorithm explanations
- Mathematical approach
- Theoretical foundation
## Practice Platforms
1. [AtCoder](https://atcoder.jp/)
- Regular contests
- Various difficulty levels
- Active community
2. [SPOJ](https://www.spoj.com/)
- Classical problems
- Judge system
- Multiple languages