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C/C++

Name: Galilee 2006-08-16 18:26

So my question is simple ; of the two which would be advisable to learn first.

All the C++ books tell me to learn C++ over C ,but on the internet im told that learning C gives better grasps of concepts.

Which should i learn first and why?

Name: Anonymous 2006-08-17 20:51

If you read the creator of C++'s page on C++ he mentions that his original idea had things like garbage collection and no pointers.  So basically his actual vision was for something more like java or C#.  As it happened C++ has pointers and no garbage collection....

as for the learning, just learn C++  seriously.  It will be more useful for writing everyday application than C and if you want to do some really low level stuff where C would be better suited... then you'll be able to learn C easy(assuming you've learned C++)

tl;dr

If you can learn one the other is easy to pickup so just go with C++ which you will probably see more code written in, etc.

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