Ch (computer programming)

CH /ˌsiːˈeɪtʃ/ is a proprietary <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> <a href="/facts/C_/Ky2No763">C</a> and <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a> <a href="/facts/Interpreter_(computing)/JB85fbyb">interpreter</a> and scripting language environment. It was designed by Harry Cheng as a scripting language for beginners to learn <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, computing, <a href="/facts/Numerical_analysis/QT9cYa9z">numerical analysis</a> (numeric methods), and programming in C/C++. Ch is now developed and marketed by SoftIntegration, Inc.. Free versions include the student edition, and the non-commercial Professional Edition for <a href="/facts/Raspberry_Pi/Ie6Lx9n5">Raspberry Pi</a>.
CH can be embedded in C and C++ application programs. It has <a href="/facts/Numerical_computing/QT9cYa9z">numerical computing</a> and graphical plotting features. CH is combined of both shell and IDE. CH shell combines the features of common shell and C language. ChIDE provides quick code navigation and symbolic debugging. It is based on embedded CH, <a href="/facts/SciTE/lL3K1slz">Scite</a>, and <a href="/facts/Scintilla_(software)/SGgVAN82">Scintilla</a>.
CH is written in C and runs on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, <a href="/facts/IBM_AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a>, <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a>, <a href="/facts/QNX/gBsfJvcB">QNX</a>, and <a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a>. It supports <a href="/facts/C90_(C_version)/rPKeEuPm">C90</a> and major <a href="/facts/C99/o5uMWjTQ">C99</a> features, but it does not support the full set of C++ features. C99 complex number, <a href="/facts/IEEE_754/dD3e7zAl">IEEE 754</a> floating-point arithmetic, and <a href="/facts/Variable-length_array/eYknlUTc">variable-length array</a> features were supported in CH before they became part of the C99 standard. An article published by Computer Reseller News (<a href="/facts/CRN_Magazine/TJGvUMB7">CRN</a>) named CH as notable among C-based virtual machines for its functionality and the availability of third-party libraries.
CH has many tool kits that extend its functions. For example, the CH Mechanism Toolkit is used for design and analysis of commonly used mechanisms such as <a href="/facts/Four-bar_linkage/msDSKkPK">four-bar linkage</a>, <a href="/facts/Five-bar_linkage/BcT5P4Ll">five-bar linkage</a>, <a href="/facts/Six-bar_linkage/zdq7PzlB">six-bar linkage</a>, crank-slider mechanism, and cam-follower system. CH Control System Toolkit is used for the design, analysis, and modelling of continuous-time or discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) control systems. Both tool kits include the <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a>.
CH has been integrated into free C-STEM Studio, a platform for learning computing, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (C-STEM) with robotics. C-STEM Studio is developed by the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education, offering a curriculum for K-12 students.
CH supports <a href="/facts/Lego_Mindstorms_NXT/0fywhY6r">LEGO Mindstorms NXT</a> and <a href="/facts/Lego_Mindstorms_EV3/BleozTrz">EV3</a>, <a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a>, Linkbot, Finch Robot, RoboTalk and Raspberry Pi, Pi Zero, and ARM for robot programming and learning. It can also be embedded into the <a href="/facts/LabVIEW/ue0vyha4">LabVIEW</a> system design platform and development environment.

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