Is it still worth learning C?

Question

Hey guys,

I am currently doing my exchange semester and started to attend a lecture called "Programming I". I consists of a lecture and a lab. the lab is divided in a beginner and advanced group. So since I have no clue about programming, we started with flowcharts JSP diagrams, and Argo UML with the goal to programm one day in C.

But is it still worth learning C? Because there is C# and C++. And do you think C is a bad example to start programming with?

Thanks for all answers 👌

Answer 1

Many universities start off with C. In my opinion it's one of the best starting languages. It's simple and will teach many useful things such as memory management and implementing your own algorithms and data structures. Not to mention, many languages have a similar syntax style to C.

Answer 2

many people start with python but I think starting with c is also a better option.
c is tough compared to python.
so it's on you which one u choose to start off.

Answer 3

C and C#/C++ have different uses, but C as a basis is a good place to start with, you'll learn basics that'll help you learn other programming languages more easily

Answer 4

To most top programmers, starting off with C has really helped them achieve learning easier and faster on other programming languages like PHP, Javascript, C++, Java, C# to mention but a few. it simply means they have the same syntax.

C is the basics of most programming languages and if you go deep into it, you will see that it is incomplete compared to modern languages due to the fact that C is not a pure object oriented programming language.

I bet you, You won't regret starting your journey with C .

Answer 5

Is not bad, in fact C is the base for many high level languages