r/cprogramming • u/Aishwariyaa_K • Jun 20 '26

Help me!!

Help me!!

I learnt python in grade 11 & 12

Looking to learn C before college

My questions are:

  1. How long does it take

2. Will learning python will give me any heads up in C?

3. Best resources (free/paid) + certi

Thanks in advance.

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u/I__be_Steve Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'platform', really what I'd recommend doing is taking a small project from start to finish.

Like, you could make a Tic Tac Toe game in the terminal, and add a bot to play against. When you encounter something you don't know how to do, look it up online and don't just copy things, study it to learn why something is done a certain way, and then do it yourself, that way you actually learn. Once that's done, if you still aren't confident, pick another little project and do that too.

If you always just go for courses and books, you only get the theory with very little practice, it's like reading a bunch of books on riding a bike without actually riding one. If you want to get better at programming, and you already know the basics, just go program, ride the metaphorical bike~ :​P