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    If you a fresh to programming in C, go into C++ straight away, don't learn C first ,or both at the same time. C is not tech in school, or Uni anymore.
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    it's easier to completely understand C.

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    I agree that it is easier to get a solid handle on C than C++ from the beginning. But since most developers lean towards object-oriented programming nowadays, it's probably better to start with C++ and OOP than to learn procedural C and then move to OO.

    Admittedly I was raised on F77 and it took years of writing Java code to think in terms of objects/classes/methods instead of subroutines. If I had started with OO, I'd probably be a much better programmer today.

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    You read my mind.

    "But since most developers lean towards object-oriented programming nowadays, it's probably better to start with C++ and OOP than to learn procedural C and then move to OO."

    That why I said jump into C++ straight away.
    Also, like you said it much harder to learn C++ once you learned the classic method of programming in C.

    Nowadays, it OO, & top down programming, & reusability.
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    Thanks for the tips guys.

    I've started with the Teach Yourself C guide so I'll finish it before moving on to the C++ guide. Since I won't be using C beyond the course I shouldn't think it will hinder my learning of C++ - rather it will complement it.

    A frustrating thing about the Teach Yourself C guide is that so far (after 6 of the 24 lessons) all I've learnt is very basic syntax and just writing single characters to the screen. I mean, so far the course gives the impression that C is very very basic and there's not much it can do beyond simple uses of printf, getc (and getchar) and putc (putchar). i appreciate I've not finished the course, but I expected to know a little more after a quarter of it.

    Perhaps my (limitted) experience with VBA (I know I kwow, but it's still useful experience nonetheless) has led me not appreciate the need to grasp simple concepts thoroughly before moving on.
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    Originally posted by bras0782
    Thanks for the tips guys.

    I've started with the Teach Yourself C guide so I'll finish it before moving on to the C++ guide. Since I won't be using C beyond the course I shouldn't think it will hinder my learning of C++ - rather it will complement it.

    A frustrating thing about the Teach Yourself C guide is that so far (after 6 of the 24 lessons) all I've learnt is very basic syntax and just writing single characters to the screen. I mean, so far the course gives the impression that C is very very basic and there's not much it can do beyond simple uses of printf, getc (and getchar) and putc (putchar). i appreciate I've not finished the course, but I expected to know a little more after a quarter of it.

    Perhaps my (limitted) experience with VBA (I know I kwow, but it's still useful experience nonetheless) has led me not appreciate the need to grasp simple concepts thoroughly before moving on.
    Oh know their is much you can learn. I took my frst C++ class this semester amd It fet like learning english. Thng will pick up once you start learning loops, cases, function(very important) and other things. Start thinking of simple problems to do. Like Lets say you want to make a math tutor program with random numbers that can add subtrack, multiply and divide. Try and make it happen. If you need more ideas, my C++ has a bunch.
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    And if you absolutely can't think of anything more to do with C, look up assignments at college websites, they are almost guaranteed to have some. And, you can usually check the most efficient way to do the program correctly, and compare to your own solution. They may not be fun, but it sure helps teach you.
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    Originally posted by bras0782
    A frustrating thing about the Teach Yourself C guide is that so far (after 6 of the 24 lessons) all I've learnt is very basic syntax and just writing single characters to the screen. I mean, so far the course gives the impression that C is very very basic and there's not much it can do beyond simple uses of printf, getc (and getchar) and putc (putchar).
    See my comment above about C being elegant and simple. That's really all you can do with the basic C language. Of course, with the right API, C was used for years to implement GUI programs under windows and other OS's. Maybe that's the sort of thing you are looking for? Forger has a decent tutorial on C + Win32:
    http://winprog.org/tutorial/

    Bear in mind though that the simple API you are working with, called the C ANSI library, is what the Linux kernel and most of the GNU programs are implemented with, and form a complete Unix operating system. Simple yes, but not sucky by any means.

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    When I was teaching C, there were always a few students who came into the class knowing a bit about programming. Inevitably, some of these students did great in the first few weeks only to fall further and further behind as the course went on. Why? They went too fast through the introductory part of the course, thinking they knew it all--but they rarely did. They knew some of the material, but not enough to have a strong grasp of the fundamentals.

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    Bear in mind though that the simple API you are working with, called the C ANSI library, is what the Linux kernel and most of the GNU programs are implemented with, and form a complete Unix operating system. Simple yes, but not sucky by any means.

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