The Raspberry Pi has traditionally been programmed using Python. Although Python is a very powerful language, C is probably the most commonly used among programmers, not just as a result of being taught in virtually all technical colleges and universities. This article presents a taste of C on the RPi, to help you gauge the effort you need to put into developing your very own hardware-based projects. Working from your homelab, with a book and your trusted RPi at hand for courseware. Let's C what happens!