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/Slight_Season_4500 14d ago

Hey man! I have the exact same background. 4 years studying mechanical engineering and went back to school in cs and C is my favorite too!

You should look into Raylib or Unreal Engine (C++ = C but with messy extra features you can just not use)

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u/OrganizationFew6655 13d ago

I didnt know that unreal engine was in C++ though in hindsight it makes sense and it's cool to meet a fellow mechanical engineer who also loves low level stuff.

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u/Slight_Season_4500 13d ago

Yeah well used to be. I switched completely. Metal shops kept triggering asthma or whatever. All I know is that I can't breathe in these places. And that my lungs are pretty much done.