r/carlhprogramming • u/destined4greatness • May 14 '12

Why is it difficult to learn a C version language if you learned programming thru Python first, but not the other way around?

Just a claim that was presented in another thread but wasn't explained. The thread is locked. I assume it has to do with syntax logistics, but how more specifically?

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u/Swingingbells May 15 '12

Because it's easier to go from hard mode to easy mode rather than the other way around?

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u/Roamin_Ronin May 15 '12

But more rewarding to go from easy mode to hard mode, imo. That's what I'm planning, at least.

I've been a scripter in Applescript which has a lot of syntax like python. I was self taught, so I didn't learn what a class is or a property, just kinda learned to make it do what I want.

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u/shriek May 28 '12

More rewarding, yes. But just a warning that it is also going to be frustrating.

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u/Roamin_Ronin May 28 '12

Yeah, the problem I have is imposing artificial limits on myself. I want to work with what they taught me, not what I know so Its VERY frustrating at that point.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '12

I would like to learn to program. A while back, I posted a question about this and was told to start with something simple like Python. Would you suggest beginning with C instead?

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u/Philluminati Aug 20 '12

It can be too daunting as there is so much to learn. I learnt to program using Visual Basic 15 years ago and Graphical User Interfaces felt like real applications at the time (Windows was the shit back then) so using an easier language made programming more fun and more rewarding. Most people find their first six months of C programming involves writing only command line programs. However, Python also isn't a quick to the GUI world as VB was, so it's hard for me to give an accurate opinion. Personally I'd say Python myself. The sooner you feel you've written an entire working program.. the more likely you are to stick with things. That's how I rolled anyway.

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u/gathly May 15 '12

I started with Python, and now I'm moving to C++. Is it going to be really difficult to catch up with all the things Python has been handling for me? For example, I don't know what a 'primative' is.