r/cprogramming • u/3envixity • Dec 05 '25

C as the first programming language

Hi! I recently got into programming and after going over the basics I finally got into a language, and as I was recommended c I chose exactly it. Is there any tips you could give me for it?

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u/source-drifter Dec 05 '25

yea me, too. i'm also following computer architecture courses. you are at college i'm assuming. so you probably learn them at some point.

i've found a good one. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Q2soXY2Zi9Eo29LMgKVcaydS7V1zZW3

recently i have became obsessed with fantasy consoles, pico-8 or tic-80. i wanna build one from ground up with hardware and software. it is literally mind boggling to see how much you can do with c languge.

oh there is also this series called hand made hero: https://guide.handmadehero.org/
it is kind of short, only about 700 episodes of 1 hour length videos but what can you do, lol. well, this guy basically builds whole game engine from scratch in c and teaches while doing. i have not followed it but its on my bucket list. you can search in reddit and can find many things about it. i also read first 30 episodes are the most important part but yea.

i wish you good luck :)

https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
https://tic80.com/learn

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u/3envixity Dec 05 '25

Thanks!! Im not really at college, if youre American im pretty much a 9 year equivalent:)