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Ranguna877yOur university teaches us C first too, then Java, R/Python and after that you are pretty much left to your own devices.
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Orionss28977yOurs teaches C first for a complete year, then we work with C++ for a year too and then, we choose the languages we want to work with. And the way we learn C (with basic Linux programs), we understand very well how computer sciences work
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ac123511477yI always thought Scheme would be the go-to introductory language.
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Root824687yC is a great language to start with.
Trial-by-fire. Those who make it through will have a great understanding of how computers and code actually work. And they'll know what all the other languages do for them (memory management, data structures, typecasting, etc.) -
theuser48027yI've come around to the idea that C is a great beginner-language for many reasons, but (at least in Norway) there is a lot of fails in programming (Java and Python are typically used), so the actual output of higher educated IT-personell is a lot lower than it should be. The question is then, would C be a good idea?
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Root824687y@theuser Do you want more graduates, or more decent programmers? Figure that out first and you'll have your answer.
At many places, first programming course is Python or JavaScript. Our university first teaches C. I feel its a great language to build up programming skills. Tough then formers and that's what makes it more beneficial.
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