Advanced C Programming Course (Udemy.com)
Become a True Master of the C Programming Language - Confidently Apply for Real Time or Embedded C Jobs or contracts!
Created by: Tim Buchalka's Learn Programming Academy
Last updated April 2025
Our take
Based on the ratings of 5,845 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in April 2025. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is the follow-on to the Learn Programming Academy's beginner C course, and it assumes you can already write and compile basic C. Jason Fedin teaches it, and the syllabus runs 29 hours across 175 lectures and 24 sections, with 13 quizzes along the way. The topic list is where it earns its place: storage classes, bit manipulation, unions, macros, function and double pointers, static and shared libraries, interprocess communication, threads and sockets. Nearly 48,000 students have enrolled and the last update was in April 2025, so the material is current.
Reviewers like that it covers things most C courses skip, such as the preprocessor, libraries and running the code from the command line, and one reviewer says the instructor answers questions in the forum quickly. The complaints are consistent though. He talks fast and leans on text-heavy slides, and one three-star reviewer notes he pastes code in rather than typing it, which makes coding along harder. The install section alone runs over two hours, one two-star review says the first five sections aren't advanced at all, and another calls it a starter course rather than an advanced resource. Quiz mistakes and shallow code samples also come up.
Still, 87 percent of the 5,800 reviews are four or five stars, and the course is built as the sequel to the Academy's beginner course, so it is the natural next step once that one is done. Treat it as a broad tour of the parts of C that beginner courses leave out, not a deep systems programming course. If the pace bothers you, slow the playback and use the quizzes. Recommended for intermediate C programmers who want breadth.
Pros
- Covers preprocessor, macros, static and shared libraries, signals and sockets, topics most C courses skip
- Code is compiled and run from the command line, which one reviewer says makes the mechanics click
- Updated April 2025, with 13 quizzes and challenges that reviewers call constructive
- Instructor is active in the Q&A forum and answers quickly, according to reviewers
Cons
- Fast talking over text-heavy slides; one reviewer kept replaying sections, another struggled to keep up
- Over two hours of install and setup before anything advanced appears
- Code is pasted in rather than typed live, and some quizzes contain mistakes
It has many topics that are not covered in many books or other courses. libraries, preprocessors are explained in detail.
Needs working knowledge of C syntax, pointers and compiling; comfortable beginners can follow, seasoned C developers will find it basic.
What you will learn
- Understand and be able to apply advanced concepts of the C programming language to create advanced C applications.
- Understand Function and Double Pointers, Recursion, Bit Manipulation, Macros, Signals and loads more (check curriculam on this page for full list).
- Learn all about threads and networking with Sockets.
- Master the art of problem solving in programming using efficient, proven methods.
- Be able to apply advanced C concepts to other programming languages.
- How to write high quality C code to make yourself more marketable for senior programming positions and be apply for real-time/embedded programming positions.
Course content
24 sections · 175 lectures · 29 hours of video 13 quizzes, 2 articles
- 1Introduction 1 free preview4 lectures · 32 min
- 2Installing Required Software15 lectures · 2.2 hours
- 3Starting to Write Code3 lectures · 33 min
- 4Working with Larger Programs 1 free preview6 lectures · 47 min
- 5Storage Classes5 lectures · 1 quiz · 52 min
- 6Advanced Data Types 3 free previews10 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.4 hours
- 7Type Qualifiers3 lectures · 1 quiz · 28 min
- 8Bit Manipulation 1 free preview14 lectures · 1 quiz · 2.1 hours
- 9Advanced Control Flow 1 free preview7 lectures · 1 quiz · 47 min
- 10Input and Output10 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.7 hours
- 11Advanced Function Concepts 1 free preview9 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.4 hours
- 12Unions5 lectures · 1 quiz · 38 min
- 13The Preprocessor 1 free preview4 lectures · 1 quiz · 35 min
- 14Macros 1 free preview7 lectures · 1.1 hours
- 15Advanced Debugging, Analysis, and Compiler Options 1 free preview10 lectures · 2.7 hours
- 16Advanced Pointers 1 free preview8 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.5 hours
- 17Static Libraries and Shared Objects10 lectures · 2.1 hours
- 18Useful C Libraries7 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.5 hours
- 19Data Structures11 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.9 hours
- 20Interprocess Communication and Signals8 lectures · 1.3 hours
- 21Threads9 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.7 hours
- 22Networking (Sockets)6 lectures · 1 hour
- 23Conclusion1 lecture · 23 min
- 24Extra Information - Source code, and other stuff3 lectures · 6 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- This course is not aimed for beginners. If you have never used C programming before, then I would suggest you purchase our C Programming For Beginners course first, complete it then come back to take this advanced course.
- On the other hand, if you already have a basic or prior experience with C programming, then this course is for you!
What you need before you start
- Basic knowledge of the C programming language (ideally having completed our Beginners course on Udemy).
- A computer running Microsoft Windows, Linux or the Mac operating systems.
- At least 4GB of ram on your computer.
Course Description
What you will learn in this course?
The C programming language in 2020 is still one of the most popular and widely used languages. Having C programming skills gives you great career options, but learning the C language, particularly some of the trickier advanced stuff can be really difficult.
This course is designed to take your basic C skills to the next level and help you obtain mastery of the language by helping you understand advanced concepts of the C programming language, enabling you to master the art of problem-solving in programming using efficient, proven methods.
You’ll learn how to write high-quality C code and to make yourself more marketable for higher-level programming positions.
Just some of the topics in this huge 28-hour course include Threads, Function Pointers, Double Pointers, Recursion, Networking using Sockets, Bit manipulation, Macros, Signals, Storage Classes and loads more. Check the curriculum on this page for full details of what is included in this very comprehensive course.
By the end of this course, with your new-found skills, you will be able to apply for real-time/embedded C programming positions or any job that requires mastery of the C programming language and be able to apply your new skills developing your own Advanced C programs.
What's different about this course?
Jason Fedin is your instructor in this course and this course takes the skills you learned in that course to the next level.
This course focuses on the details and a thorough understanding of all advanced C programming concepts. This is not just a how-to course, it is a "why?" course.
You will learn how to implement specific advanced C concepts such as multi-threading and double pointers, in addition to learning why they are the best approach and how they make you a high-quality C programmer.
Many, many examples, challenges and quizzes are provided to test your understanding of every concept that you have learned.
This course is unique to other courses here at Udemy in that the details and the why are explained. We do not just go through projects and provide a how-to.
Who is the course aimed at?
This is not a beginner's course. It's assumed you have some knowledge of the C programming language, preferably having completed our Beginner course (here on Udemy) or similar training and/or commercial programming experience in C or a similar language.
Getting started
If you are ready to get started, click on the enroll or Add to Cart button on this page and start taking your C Language skills to the next level.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
5,845 Reviews
Tim Buchalka's Learn Programming Academy
The Learn Programming Academy was created by Tim Buchalka, a software developer with 40 years experience, who is also an instructor on Udemy, with over 2.28M+ students in his courses on Java, Python, Android, C# and the Spring framework.
The Academy’s goal in the next three years, is to teach five million people to learn how to program.
Apart from Tim’s own courses, which are all available here, we are working with the very best teachers, creating courses to teach the essential skills required by developers, at all levels.
One other important philosophy is that our courses are taught by real professionals; software developers with real and substantial experience in the industry, who are also great teachers. All our instructors are experienced, software developers!
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Reviews
By Oliver Leon Kerr on 7/25/2026
Awesome course! I have taken the first C programming course and after this one, I am very confident with the C programming language. This course is great for building upon the fundamentals while learning advanced techniques and concepts in programming.
By Tejas Valame on 7/23/2026
Great course. It has many topics that are not covered in many books or other courses. libraries, preprocessors are explained in detail. I liked the part where the instructor uses CLI to run the code. Makes you understand things a lot. I wish it had a section on makefile too.
By Yoibel Montes de Oca on 12/28/2025
This instructor is great; I took his previous C course and I was really looking forward to taking this one. Thank you for the work you put out there and making knwoledge available to others.
By Matteo Tosato on 11/16/2025
I used this course to brush up on the C language. It's a complete course, meaning that it covers almost all the language aspects, but I found it a little clumsy, lacking in substance. I can summarize it with some pros and cons in order of importance: - Enough complete courses. - Annoying slides and voice tone. - Well-prepared teacher. - Lack of complete and deep code samples; they are just showcases of feature usages. - Code samples are not available for the download. I can't consider it an advanced resource. If you are a beginner or intermediate programmer, it can be a valid starter course for C only if you don't get bored easily.
By Thomas Krüger on 11/9/2025
5 of 5 stars for this course!
By Ritesh Tyagi on 11/12/2023
First of all Thank you Jason for providing this valuable course content, This course covers lot of things in details related to C Programming and Challenges were nice for practice those concepts. One small feedback I would like to give is that even though we can create short notes through Notes tab here but it would be better if we could get the pdf's for the course content slides.
By Xavi Moreno on 6/26/2021
Great Course!!! the only thing to improve is the last three course subjects. They are vey important nowadays and they need more time to be well explained. I courage to make a course of threads and networking.
By Ron Chair on 12/22/2020
I really enjoyed this course! It has a lot of useful information and it can make you a better programmer and to get you know with lots of advanced concepts. Sometimes the code demonstrations are a little bit misorganized and hard to follow but in most cases you'd understand the code quickly. I wish the code demonstartions and the explanations in the videos would be more gradual so I wouldn't have to repeat the videos - to understand. With all of those, I really suggest this course to everyone who wants to improve his c-skills because I have never seen such a comprehensive course in Udemy - especially in c language where most of the intermediate courses focus on only one, or few topics. I wish luck to everyone who is doing the course. Thanks for all!
By Benjamin Stocks on 9/14/2020
I finished this course, as well as his beginner C programming course over the past year. After 52 hours of Mr. Fedin video lectures and doing the coding projects, I went from knowing nothing, to being fully literate in the C language. I can pretty much look at any source code now and have a rough idea of what it says, what it does, and the role it likely plays in a larger application. Also, as a side effect of Mr. Fedin's class I learned about: - Bash - Some of the more arcane details/aspects of gcc and ld commands - Gained a primitive understanding of x86-64 assembly - Learned that IPC is a vast topic - Really nailed down the programming workflow that I personally prefer, all the settings/extensions etc I like. (vscode, vim, linux terminal) - I can understand and converse with other nerds about computers in a richer and more meaningful way (tech literacy). Probably one of the most unexpectedly enjoyable outcomes of the class. TLDR: Great course, I'm glad I bought it. Changed my life, I learned a mountain of new stuff and I'm thankful.
By Alexander Uljanov on 8/28/2020
I am very glad I have came by this course. Thank you, Jason, for effort you put into it. You are a talented teacher and it was a blast learning by you. Though I wished some sections went into more depth, I have learned quite a bit. Hope you make a part 3!
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Overall Score : 92 / 100












