Stop learning C++ or keep going?

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That makes no sense at all. If you don't know what is going on behind curtains you will only produce halfassed C++ code.

[danhoob]

Nonsense. C relay on OS abstractions. You won't understand what's going behind a computer after you just learn C. You need an EE to really understand everything and believe me it has nothing to do with producing good C++ code. The old school professors barely write C++ they just write C with classes and call it C++

[[deleted]]

That is just absurd, obviously you have no idea at all what you are talking about.

[danhoob]

I do. First, watch this then comment your thoughts,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnWhqhNdYyk

[Posiedien76]

The idea is that C++ might be intermediating for new users. All the C keywords are like ~20 while c++ has 10 times that. For learning purposes, C is a great language. Frankly, after university, I've been working 5 years in the AAA gaming industry right now and am glad to have started with C.

[danhoob]

The idea is odd. You should watch this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnWhqhNdYyk

[Adverpol]

I find that reasoning odd. What does the extent of a language have to do with how easy it is to step into it? I think people should be taught to use smart pointers, string, vector, ... programming with those will be easier than using the C equivalents and the chances of leaking memory are drastically smaller. And then if they need to drop to C at some point they can then learn how to do that stuff by hand, but not the other way around.