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Re:Ask HN: How can a intermediate-beginner learn Unix/Linux ... by fao_ on Saturday March 21, 2020 @06:55PM (#22650966)
> , (5) concise. That rules out C (due to 1)

That's interesting, most people I've started on C have found it easier to start out in that than say, Java, which has been on a hell of a lot of introductory courses for a decade now

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Re:Ask HN: How can a intermediate-beginner learn Unix/Linux ... by invisiblerobot on Saturday March 21, 2020 @08:14PM (#22651441)
C is way more concise than Java. It's one of core 5 in any journeymans toolbelt.
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Re:Ask HN: How can a intermediate-beginner learn Unix/Linux ... by culopatin on Sunday March 22, 2020 @09:11AM (#22654696)
My high school went from drawing flow charts to C and I find it very accessible to beginners to be honest.
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