Why are Progress Bars Always Wrong? Progress Bar Example in C.

Patreon ➤   / jacobsorber   Courses ➤ https://jacobsorber.thinkific.com Website ➤ https://www.jacobsorber.com --- Why are Progress Bars Always Wrong? Progress Bar Example in C // Progress bars are extremely common and nearly always inaccurate. Why? This tutorial shows you how to add a simple progress bar to your terminal programs. The example is in C and uses libcurl, but easily translates to any other language. I also talk about the difficulties of predicting when tasks will complete. Related Video:    • Easy Networking in C (libcurl)   *** Welcome! I post videos that help you learn to program and become a more confident software developer. I cover beginner-to-advanced systems topics ranging from network programming, threads, processes, operating systems, embedded systems and others. My goal is to help you get under-the-hood and better understand how computers work and how you can use them to become stronger students and more capable professional developers. About me: I'm a computer scientist, electrical engineer, researcher, and teacher. I specialize in embedded systems, mobile computing, sensor networks, and the Internet of Things. I teach systems and networking courses at Clemson University, where I also lead the PERSIST research lab. More about me and what I do: https://www.jacobsorber.com https://people.cs.clemson.edu/~jsorber/ http://persist.cs.clemson.edu/ To Support the Channel: like, subscribe, spread the word contribute via Patreon --- [  / jacobsorber  ] Source code is also available to Patreon supporters. --- [https://jsorber-youtube-source.heroku...]