Should I learn c before learning c++?

Question

I think I read a comment somewhere that it would be better to learn c before moving onto c++, because it would give a better understanding of how things work.

Do you agree? If so, where would be a good place to learn c? Thx!

Answer 1

I learned C++ before C and this helped me through all the college year. In college they first teach C and after C++. Just a few thing change like the famous 'using namespace std;' but the logic is the same. If you handle C++ probably it will be super easy to handle C :D

Answer 2

C and C++ are almost identical languages, so you don’t have to learn C first.
It still might be a good idea though because you will learn the low level concepts in C without being overwhelmed by the high level features in C++.
For a tutorial, try tutorialpoint.com. They should have a C tutorial considering that they have an assembly tutorial.

Answer 3

Yes, however you can manage either ways...Its upto you.

Answer 4

definitely!!!
no physics without maths (no c++ without c)...
@Faisal your answer is completly banana. C is the third most popular language by use in companies (after java and c++), so definitely not dead. Then i dont know how you define a language better than another language, but let it be said that the most critical part of any programm is written in c and plain c.

Answer 5

not needed for sure you can start with either

Answer 6

@Ozren sorry about that! I had just been saying what I've been hearing from some programmers I know and from what I've seen. I do agree that C has its uses (Python was literally written in it), but it does have some flaws, most of which C++ fixes.

Answer 7

C and C++ are quite similar. The thing is, C isn't very used that often these days (some would even say that it's a dead language) while C++ is still used by many people. I would suggest that you learn C++ first just because of how similar they are and because C++ is overall just a better language.

Answer 8

I disagree, programming in modern C++ is very different than C. You don't need one for the other, and learning C++ will also touch on all the important low-level concepts :)

Nothing wrong with learning C though of course, even if you don't plan on using it.

Answer 9

it is not a necessary to learn C++ you aren't suppose to have any other type of background of programming languages, because c++ is itself is basic core of programming language which gives you access to many other languages so dear don't worry about this and just start your c++....best of luck.

Answer 10

You don't have to learn c to learn cpp. java is also based on c++ but you don't need to learn c++ to learn java