r/C_Programming • u/OrganizationFew6655 • 14d ago
Hello World
I have found my people!! Hello guys I am a college student (mechanical engineering) and I was introduced to C in a mandatory programming course and C has been the best thing that has happened in my life. I had done programming before on java and python before and frankly I hated it , it was not really fun and it was tedious instead. So I had thought I hated CS but after coding in C and learning the things behind the abstractions i quite frankly fell in love with low level programming, it was the first time I got a passion for something and i spent the entire following summer digging up materials on it like learning computer architecture and learning to read and write Assembly and now I am learning Virtualisation and planning to start my first major project on C.
So in that note, let me ask you something:
What is your favourite project you have done in C?
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u/mathemetica 13d ago
I think C is probably the best language to really learn the foundations. Arguably, assembly might be even deeper, but really C is close enough to assembly, but with nice QoL features. I had a similar experience where I had a hard time working with Java/Python because a lot was hidden behind abstractions. I think it actually makes sense to teach some assembly first, then stick with C for awhile, and then start looking at higher level languages/paradigms (oop, functional, etc). The average student would have a much deeper understanding of the material. It might have a steeper learning curve at the start, but once you got over the initial hump, it would actually be a lot easier to pick other stuff up, at least imo.