I'm learning C

[bshole]

C is a simple (in terms of language features) and elegant language. What’s even more remarkable is that it hasn’t really changed much in 40 years, yet it continues to dominate language usage statistics.

Pretty much every operating system kernel and kernel mode device driver is written in C. Whatever you’re reading this on, it's almost certain some part of that chain was written in C. Also any language worth a damn can speak the C ABI.

One simply cannot understate how important this language has been. What the transistor did for hardware, C did for software.

And what did the people who invented get from it? Butkus. It constantly amazes me how something of such perfection never got monetized by its inventors.

I do embedded programming and C is still the most popular programming language for embedded systems.

 

[John Connor]

Why not C# ?

I would love to learn C#, but I just don't have that coding logic to really understand how to do all of that. If my lack of understanding PHP is any indication, then I suppose for me C# would be a real PITA to learn.

 

[whm1974]

Why not C# ?

I would love to learn C#, but I just don't have that coding logic to really understand how to do all of that. If my lack of understanding PHP is any indication, then I suppose for me C# would be a real PITA to learn.

Because I use Linux.

 

[John Connor]

Because I use Linux.

And I like turtles.

 

[Ken g6]

And I like turtles.

Turtles are for LOGO. I think you might prefer monkeys for .NET.

 

[Deeko]

Methinks C is still the best language on which to learn programming. Teaches you what's actually happening closer to the metal - memory allocation/deallocation, how data structures really work, etc. Sure...you could extend that argument and say everyone should start with ASM, but at least C is still the same basic structure/syntax as other modern languages, so you can learn C and then move on to higher level languages without completely changing the way you write code.

<- from a guy who spends his workday writing C#, Java, Javascript, and/or Go.

 

[whm1974]

Turtles are for LOGO. I think you might prefer monkeys for .NET.

Is LOGO still around? Evolved into other languages?

 

[AMDisTheBEST]

I am learning verilog 🙁
Hate that stuff.
Things I do like such as web development, game development, android development, cyber security, and whatnots, my school does not freaking teach. I have to self learn everything.

 

[urvile]

So....how goes the C coding whm1974?

 

[whm1974]

So....how goes the C coding whm1974?

On back burner until January due to some issues I'm dealing with.