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Re:Learn C, Then Learn Computer Science by blt on Sunday February 09, 2014 @09:37PM (#7208759)
I agree. I think the ideal is something like 6 months Python/Ruby, 1 year C, then one OOP and one functional language.
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Re:Learn C, Then Learn Computer Science by DiggityDug7 on Monday February 10, 2014 @11:29AM (#7211884)
I also started programming with my TI Calculator and also had a few lessons from my Dad in Pascal. Then in my college, I started with Lisp, then C, then Java. C was definitely the primary language for my college education: Operating Systems, Architecture, Software Development, Compilers. Although C allows you to understand the computer at a low level, I had no intention to get a career in it.

I appreciate C, but wish I learned more high level languages to be more prepared come graduation. C is important to know, but it can also be overemphasized in some colleges.

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Re:Learn C, Then Learn Computer Science by pjmlp on Monday February 10, 2014 @02:47AM (#7209677)
> then one OOP and one functional language.

They are already exposed to it by making use of Python/Ruby.

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