Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++?

Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by jki275 on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:14AM (#19017527)

Learn both. C will make you a better programmer, and C++ will set you up for success in the world.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by smt88 on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:35AM (#19017658)

What do you mean when you say C++ would set them up for success?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by jki275 on Monday January 28, 2019 @10:19AM (#19018051)

Lots of jobs for C++ programmers. It's still industry standard in many industries.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by init-as on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:16AM (#19017534)

Fair, which one would you recommend picking up first?

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by cimmanom on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:22AM (#19017568)

C first. C++ was originally a superset of C, though my understanding is that that is no longer strictly the case.

Still, learning C will make it easier to learn C++, because C is far simpler and in order to understand C++ you’ll have to master C’s concepts anyway.

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by kazinator on Monday January 28, 2019 @01:56PM (#19020052)

C++ still the superset of a language that is a dialect of C. In terms of ISO, it's probably still closest to the C90 dialect, with some C99-like features (inline functions, // comments).

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by icedchai on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:19AM (#19017556)

Nearly everything you learn with C can be applied to C++ (though some may be frowned upon in modern code bases.) So I recommend learning C...

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Re:Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++? by jki275 on Monday January 28, 2019 @10:20AM (#19018058)

I would agree -- C first. C is foundational knowledge imo.

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