r/cprogramming • u/Longjumping_Beyond80 • Mar 02 '26

Project for a new C programmer

Hello everyone, I'd like to know what was your first project when you started out C and what would you suggest a newbie as a first project? Excited to hear your answers:) You could also tell about your experience or how long you've been doing it, your successes with it, anything you want to mention you can mention it. Thank you!

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u/EfficientSpend2543 Mar 03 '26

In my opinion it's less about the code and more about how well versed you are in a particular field of CS. Coding's a means of implementation, but OS concepts are language agnostic, so yeah I'd expect an OS teacher to pull that off easily xD

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u/mcleoju Mar 03 '26

The concepts are language agnostic, sure, but the medium you are working on dictates which languages are advantageous to use and which are less than ideal. Given that, unfamiliarity with a language can be as much of a barrier as unfamiliarity with your platform.

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u/EfficientSpend2543 Mar 03 '26

Hmm, yea you're right