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> A Ruby programmer learning C has to unlearn all the assumptions and niceties Ruby has spoiled them with. Only if he wants to learn C. But why bother? For th
by henrikschroder 15y ago
> A Ruby programmer learning C has to unlearn all the assumptions and niceties Ruby has spoiled them with.
Only if he wants to learn C.
But why bother? For the overwhelming absolute majority of programmers it's a complete waste of time.
- exDM69 15y agoThere's so much existing C code in the world powering almost everything we do that you just have to know C in order to get a thorough understanding of computing. C is to computer science as latin is to medicine. All medical doctors need to know a little bit of latin