Re:Learn C programming and the rest will come
by monaghanboy on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:53PM
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I agree with the last statement. I think it's best to learn basic computer architecture before learning C, which assumes a close relationship.
I took http://nand2tetris.org/ before learning C; starting from a single logic gate, you build memory, CPU, assembler, and a compiler for small language (you implement malloc and free yourself). [0]
Though some folks say it sacrifices depth for breadth, I feel very comfortable learning C now.
[0] HN thread for part 2 of the course: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14526344
[1] HN thread for part 1 of the course: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13209452
I often advocate python as a first language, but when you discover that python uses references most of the time, it can get confusing.
Ideally, you would teach the basics of assembly, learn the basics of a compiler, and go forward.