Short answer: yes. Long answer maybe you also want to learn some assembler to see how the machine really work (I would recommend programming a simple microcont

Short answer: yes. Long answer maybe you also want to learn some assembler to see how the machine really work (I would recommend programming a simple microcontroller or the lego NXT things). If you manage to learn C. It will be easier later to learn an object oriented language later. (Java, C# or C++) The problem (and the frustrating thing) will be that you first probably wont achieve much by using pure c. Therefore you can also start with toolkits like processing.org which can teach you basics about algorithmic thinking.