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Re:Why Learn to Program in C? by bluedino on Monday February 01, 2016 @01:22PM (#11013898)
>> A language like Python has very little quirks that will stump a person coding for the first time in their life

Python is great but some of the things I've come across:

  Why do some keywords use parenthesis and others don't?
  What's this Python 2/3 hubbub all about?
  What are __INIT__ and __MAIN__?
  Why do I see single, double, and triple quoted strings?
  What does the u prefix mean in u"Hello World"?
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Re:Why Learn to Program in C? by kedean on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @08:49AM (#11026405)
Well sure, every language has its quirks, but those last four aren't going to show up unless the person starts diving into an existing codebase, which shouldn't happen if they're still learning. The keys/parenthesis bit I will concede is a bit of a problem.
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