Heard a guy at the coffee shop say he started with C and it clicked better than Python

I was grabbing a coffee before work and overheard two people talking at the next table. One guy, who looked like he worked in tech, said he tried to learn Python first like everyone says, but it just felt like magic he didn't understand. He switched to learning C for a month, and even though it was harder, he said it made him actually get how memory and the computer work. He said, 'Python felt like giving orders to a butler, but C felt like learning how the kitchen works.' That stuck with me because I've been stuck on Python for weeks, just copying code without really knowing why things happen. I spent last night looking up a simple C tutorial about variables and pointers, and for the first time, I sort of understood where my data actually lives. It was just a basic program that printed a number and its memory address, but it felt real in a way Python never has. Has anyone else had that moment where a harder language actually made more sense at the start?

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patricia7820d ago

My buddy said the same thing after he tried C first, lol.

linda_knight5120d ago

C is a real wake-up call for sure. My brain hurt for a week straight trying to get pointers right. It makes you appreciate the easier languages later on.