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Learning C is intimidating to me because every time I see a post written by a long-time C programmer, there are 10 more long-time C programmers explaining how t
by jrcii 11y ago
Learning C is intimidating to me because every time I see a post written by a long-time C programmer, there are 10 more long-time C programmers explaining how the post is incorrect. Most C books on Amazon have reviews wherein credible-sounding programmers criticize the mistakes of the author.
If publishers and programmers with popular blogs can't get a consensus on what constitutes correct C, how could I ever hope to produce it?
Case in point https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10864601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10864601
- zonovar 11y agoDon't care about those people. Those are just the one that in the real world never finish a single project because they jerk off too much on the code. Just focus about getting some code working, as long as you're learning you've always room for improvements. You'll make mistakes and you'll get better.
- greydius 11y agoThis is a valid observation. Setting aside all the technical flaws with the C language, the fact that most supposed experts can't agree on best practices for even the most trivial usage details does not inspire (for me, at least) much confidence that it would be a good language choice.