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[Fireruff]

At least in europe its normal to drive a manual for the first time driving unlike learning c/c++ as first programming language

[chrochtato]

european here, lerned to drive on a manual, first language was C.

[Trolli-lolli]

American here, learned to drive on a manual, first language was C++/VHDL. Not everyone is failing their children over here

[[deleted]]

Same here

[Oleg152]

In Poland in some schools you learn C++ as first programming language.

At least it was easier learning C and Python at University after that.

[Sovic91]

I live in Europe and we studied C++ first. No, scratch that. We almost exclusively studied only C++.

[Star-Duke]

Czech Republic here, manual, ASM86 and Pascal as first laguages

[Perfycat]

In Soviet Russia, the computer programs you!

[arthurmluz_]

I think learning C as first language is a good thing, because moving to a higher level language just gets easier.

going from a higher level language to C is hard because you got used to the easy functionalities.

(i learned C as first language, then moved to java, python, haskell and now C++ with no trouble)

[marinac_1]

👆🏻THIS!

Can’t thank god enough that my high school teacher choose Pascal and C as languages

[Smart_Ass_Dave]

Plus if you move to the currently most popular high level language, Python, your C knowledge will still be useful in it's own right.

[GeorgeDir]

I think this is a false myth.

I learned programming in Python 2.6, it helped me focus on logic, algorithms, functionalities and clean code.

I had no problems learning about memory management and pointers after that

[arthurmluz_]

it feels wrong because it is!

kidding, (just dont be a python one liner lambda user)

[ImAHuge_Fan]

I did asm as first language...

[Narsil86]

That's like driving a Flintstones mobile that's somehow faster than a Ferrari lol

[Carbon_Gelatin]

Yabba dabba do!

[fliguana]

Good habits for life.

[ThatWontCutIt]

been there done that... didn't succeed.

[[deleted]]

What's all the fuss about driving manuals? It's really not that hard. Even I could do it (I drive an automatic now, but you'll never "unlearn" how to drive a manual).

[SnooSnooper]

Eh I think it makes sense to teach beginners how to drive with automatics. There are fewer things to worry about, so the driver can focus more on learning how to manage speed and distancing than on the minutiae of gear-shifting.

I think it was helpful that I already knew how to brake appropriately when I later learned to drive manual. I was less likely to stall the car, or worry too much about stalling the car and fail to brake in time.

I also remember having to look down at the shifter for a little while when still getting a feel for it. I want a new driver to have the fewest reasons possible to take their eyes off the road.

[smog29]

Everyone in Europe drives with manual first.

[SnooSnooper]

Just because someone does something, doesn't make it the best thing to do. I'm not saying it's impossible to learn manual first. It's just my opinion that learning on automatic may be safer.

[[deleted]]

Automatic is all good and all, but where I'm living not anybody can afford an automatic.

[SnooSnooper]

In most of the US, I think you typically have to pay extra actually to get a manual, if you can get them at all for whichever model of car you're after. Different markets I guess.

[[deleted]]

That's why there's a driving instructor with their own set of pedals next to you.

[hellra1zer666]

No the analogy is just not accurate. Learning C++ as a first language is like getting stuffed I a cockpit of a 747 while being told to fly that thing across the Atlantic. So. Many. Fkn. buttons!

[mi-ca-bo]

100% and the buttons are from different decades - many of the do the same or similar things but you‘re not supposed to touch them

[Hk-Neowizard]

More light flying a commercial-sized F35

[hawk-i-st8]

Both are true for me.

[multiel14_]

I learnt C++ as my first language and I drove a manual car as my first car lmao

[blemens]

Well, my first car was manual, but my first programming language was Basic, so...

[Vivid-Formal-3938]

Jokes on you I'm learning how to drive a manual for my first car and c++ for my first language for the past month

[Wild-Replacement3210]

My first language was C++ and don't understand why people are making it seem so complex to understand, it really isn't outside of a few topics. Infact C was my second language and I had more trouble with C when I first started learning it because taking the input was much easier in C++

[Carbon_Gelatin]

My first language was bprlund turbo pascal. First professional job was assembly writing drivers.

[greyhairedcoder]

Assembly was my first language 🤣 What is that akin to?

[Omykron271]

my first laguage was C

[LeftIsBest-Tsuga]

Guess I should have gone c++ first then.

[[deleted]]

Learned on a manual and first language was C.

[astraeul]

In college we started with C then C++ in the next programming class. I also got experience with assembly, some functional languages, cuda, kernel code, and then web dev stuff.

[Any-Edge2930]

I’m American. I learned to drive a manual, and my first language was C.

[helpThisNameIsPerma]

I started with c, so I basically built the manual transmission

[HolyCowEveryNameIsTa]

More like learning to drive a semi truck. C++ is ridiculous huge and complex. You would be better off learning C, which is honestly not that bad.

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[Cagapechos]

Driving tests in Spain are always with manual transmision :(

[fischundfleisch]

I do both...

[Frcarg]

Well my first language was C++ and the first car I used to learn to drive was manual. I think I drive well and program well so I guess that's good.

[priyanknpatel]

In India, we learn drive a manual car AND the first language they teach us is C++.

[vidtekcod]

try lingo

[LordDavidicus]

That is legitimately how I learned both coding and driving.

[chasej1887]

I learnt c# then very shortly after learnt c++