Update advantages.md

Author: kspalaiologos

book/languages/c/advantages.md

@@ -7,37 +7,37 @@ makes **it easier to write programs that will run without any changes on practic
 API's**. The C language is a middle-level language as it combines the elements of high-level languages (structures, unions,
 enums, functions, conditionals) with the functionalism of assembly language. **It's possible to simulate OOP in C and write an
 operating system. C allows the manipulation of nearly everything** giving the programmer more control over exactly how the
-program will behave and more direct access to the mechanics of the underlying hardware, **while keeping application fully 
-portable**. C is often quoted as cross-platform assembly. **C is still one of the most popular programming languages out there 
-[at the time of writing it was 2nd language overall](https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). Overall, C was first most common 
-language from 1988 to 2013! It's Popularity is still growing. In the year of writing, C had the highest rise in ratings in a 
-year.** C is everywhere. Your keyboard is very propably powered by C, same as your fridge or even modem. **Microsoft Windows was 
-developed in C and has nearly 90% market share. Same as Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.** The world’s most popular 
-databases, including **Oracle Database, MySQL, MS SQL Server, and PostgreSQL are developed in C**. 3D movies are created with 
-applications that are generally written in C and C++. The alarm clock that wakes you up is likely programmed in C. Then you use 
-your microwave or coffee maker to make your breakfast. They are also embedded systems and therefore are probably programmed in 
-C. You turn on your TV or radio while you eat your breakfast. Those are also embedded systems, powered by C. When you open your 
-garage door with the remote control you are also using an embedded system that is most likely programmed in C. You park your 
-car, go to the shop and use vending machine to get a soda. What language did they use to program this vending machine? Probably 
-C. Then you buy something at the store. The cash register is also programmed in C. And when you pay with your credit card? The 
-credit card reader is, again, likely programmed in C. **There are many programming languages, today, that allow developers to be 
-more productive than with C for different kinds of projects. There are higher level languages that provide much larger built-in 
-libraries that simplify working with JSON, XML, UI, web pages, client requests, database connections, media manipulation, and so 
-on. But despite that, there are plenty of reasons to believe that C programming will remain active for a long time.** In 
-programming languages one size does not fit all. Here are some reasons that C is unbeatable, and almost mandatory, for certain 
-applications. **Arbitrary memory address access and pointer arithmetic is an important feature that makes C a perfect fit for 
-system programming (operating systems and embedded systems).** **A common language feature that system programming cannot rely 
-on it's garbage collection, or even just dynamic allocation for some embedded systems. Embedded applications are very limited in 
-time and memory resources. They are often used for real-time systems, where a non-deterministic call to the garbage collector 
-cannot be afforded. And if dynamic allocation cannot be used because of the lack of memory, it is very important to have other 
-mechanisms of memory management, like placing data in custom addresses, as C pointers allow.** Languages that depend heavily on 
-dynamic allocation and garbage collection wouldn’t fit for resource-limited systems. **C has a very small runtime. And the 
-memory footprint for its code is smaller than for most other languages.** When compared to C++, for example, a C-generated 
-binary that goes to an embedded device is about half the size of a binary generated by similar C++ code. One of the main causes 
-for that is exceptions support. Exceptions are a great tool added by C++ over C, and, if not triggered and smartly implemented, 
-they have practically no execution time overhead (but at the cost of increasing the code size). **C is a lingua franca for 
-developers. Many implementations of new algorithms in books or on the internet are first (or only) made available in C by their 
-authors.** This gives the maximum possible portability for the implementation. I’ve seen programmers struggling on the internet 
+program will behave and more direct access to the mechanics of the underlying hardware, **while keeping application fully
+portable**. C is often quoted as cross-platform assembly. **C is still one of the most popular programming languages out there
+[at the time of writing it was 2nd language overall](https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/). Overall, C was first most common
+language from 1988 to 2013! It's Popularity is still growing. In the year of writing, C had the highest rise in ratings in a
+year.** C is everywhere. Your keyboard is very propably powered by C, same as your fridge or even modem. **Microsoft Windows was
+developed in C and has nearly 90% market share. Same as Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.** The world’s most popular
+databases, including **Oracle Database, MySQL, MS SQL Server, and PostgreSQL are developed in C**. 3D movies are created with
+applications that are generally written in C and C++. The alarm clock that wakes you up is likely programmed in C. Then you use
+your microwave or coffee maker to make your breakfast. They are also embedded systems and therefore are probably programmed in
+C. You turn on your TV or radio while you eat your breakfast. Those are also embedded systems, powered by C. When you open your
+garage door with the remote control you are also using an embedded system that is most likely programmed in C. You park your
+car, go to the shop and use vending machine to get a soda. What language did they use to program this vending machine? Probably
+C. Then you buy something at the store. The cash register is also programmed in C. And when you pay with your credit card? The
+credit card reader is, again, likely programmed in C. **There are many programming languages, today, that allow developers to be
+more productive than with C for different kinds of projects. There are higher level languages that provide much larger built-in
+libraries that simplify working with JSON, XML, UI, web pages, client requests, database connections, media manipulation, and so
+on. But despite that, there are plenty of reasons to believe that C programming will remain active for a long time.** In
+programming languages one size does not fit all. Here are some reasons that C is unbeatable, and almost mandatory, for certain
+applications. **Arbitrary memory address access and pointer arithmetic is an important feature that makes C a perfect fit for
+system programming (operating systems and embedded systems).** **A common language feature that system programming cannot rely
+on it's garbage collection, or even just dynamic allocation for some embedded systems. Embedded applications are very limited in
+time and memory resources. They are often used for real-time systems, where a non-deterministic call to the garbage collector
+cannot be afforded. And if dynamic allocation cannot be used because of the lack of memory, it is very important to have other
+mechanisms of memory management, like placing data in custom addresses, as C pointers allow.** Languages that depend heavily on
+dynamic allocation and garbage collection wouldn’t fit for resource-limited systems. **C has a very small runtime. And the
+memory footprint for its code is smaller than for most other languages.** When compared to C++, for example, a C-generated
+binary that goes to an embedded device is about half the size of a binary generated by similar C++ code. One of the main causes
+for that is exceptions support. Exceptions are a great tool added by C++ over C, and, if not triggered and smartly implemented,
+they have practically no execution time overhead (but at the cost of increasing the code size). **C is a lingua franca for
+developers. Many implementations of new algorithms in books or on the internet are first (or only) made available in C by their
+authors.** This gives the maximum possible portability for the implementation. I’ve seen programmers struggling on the internet
 to rewrite a C algorithm to other programming languages because he or she didn’t know very basic concepts of C.
 
 ### The Illuminati doesn't run the world. C programmers do.